Bill Text: TX SR60 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing DeWese's Tip Top Cafe on the occasion of its 85th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-30 - Reported enrolled [SR60 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR60-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, DeWese's Tip Top Cafe in San Antonio is marking | ||
| the 85th anniversary of its founding in 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This beloved local establishment was first | ||
| opened as Tip Top Sandwich Shop by Winnie and J. A. "Pappy" | ||
| DeWese in 1938; by the 1950s, the eatery had changed its name | ||
| to Tip Top Cafe, and it was serving everything from fried | ||
| chicken and steak to sandwiches and Mexican food; Mr. and | ||
| Mrs. DeWese's son, Ancel DeWese, eventually took over the | ||
| restaurant, and it was passed on to the couple's granddaughter, | ||
| Linda DeWese, in 1981; she retired in 2016, selling the | ||
| business to Jim Scott and Gerardo Mancera; and | ||
| WHEREAS, DeWese's Tip Top Cafe gained national attention in | ||
| 2001, when it served as the setting for an ESPN advertisement | ||
| campaign with Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs; it was also | ||
| featured on the Food Network show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives; | ||
| the restaurant has been named a Legacy Business by the San | ||
| Antonio Office of Historic Preservation, and over the years, it | ||
| has received numerous awards for some of its most popular menu | ||
| items, including its onion rings and chicken-fried steak; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Local businesses of long standing play a vital | ||
| role in the culture and economy of the Lone Star State, and it is | ||
| indeed a pleasure to honor DeWese's Tip Top Cafe for the high | ||
| regard it has enjoyed in the San Antonio community over the past | ||
| eight and a half decades; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 85th | ||
| anniversary of DeWese's Tip Top Cafe in San Antonio and extend to | ||
| all those associated with the restaurant sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for DeWese's Tip Top Cafe as an expression of high | ||
| regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Menéndez | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on October 30, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
