Bill Text: TX HCR90 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the Texas Chili Parlor in Austin.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-15 - Signed by the Governor [HCR90 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HCR90-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 90 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Texas Chili Parlor in Austin has long been a | ||
| gathering place, a haven, and a refuge for the members and staffers | ||
| of the Texas Legislature; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A hole-in-the-wall restaurant on Lavaca Street, | ||
| only a short walk from the State Capitol, the Chili Parlor was | ||
| founded in February 1976, and, perhaps coincidentally, perhaps not, | ||
| chili was declared the official state dish of Texas not long after; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, From its earliest days, the Chili Parlor has drawn a | ||
| diverse crowd of patrons, from the Austin writers, artists, actors, | ||
| and musicians who called themselves the Mad Dogs in the 1970s to the | ||
| countless legislators, state employees, and visitors to the State | ||
| Capitol who have fueled themselves with the parlor's seven | ||
| varieties of chili; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The restaurant is featured in the opening lines of | ||
| Guy Clark's song "Dublin Blues"--"I wish I was in Austin in the | ||
| Chili Parlor bar, drinkin' Mad Dog Margaritas and not carin' where | ||
| you are"--and it was featured in a scene in the Quentin Tarantino | ||
| movie Death Proof; it has been a favorite haunt of such notable | ||
| Texans as Larry L. King, Willie Nelson, and Ann Richards; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Thanks to the hard work of owner Scott Zublin, | ||
| general manager Russell Rich, and its longtime staff, the Chili | ||
| Parlor remains one of the treasures of Austin, welcoming all who | ||
| walk through its doors with a "bowl of red" and a colorfully named | ||
| adult beverage; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the past 45 years, the Texas Chili Parlor has | ||
| earned the loyalty and affection of the Texas Capitol community as | ||
| well as countless Austin residents, and it has attained the status | ||
| of a beloved community institution; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby pay tribute to the Texas Chili Parlor 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 the Chili Parlor as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Rodriguez | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 90 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 23, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 90 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| April 27, 2021, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
