Bill Text: TX HR37 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Juanita Aguilar on the 45th anniversary of her restaurant, Casa Morales.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-27 - Reported enrolled [HR37 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR37-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 37 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Casa Morales of Lufkin is celebrating its 45th | ||
| anniversary in 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the spring of 1972, a longtime dream of Juanita | ||
| Aguilar became a reality with the opening of her first restaurant, | ||
| Morales Mexican Food, which operated out of a local motel before | ||
| moving into its current building on South First Street; the success | ||
| of the flagship business led to the establishment of a second | ||
| location, in the Redland area, in 1984, at which point Ms. Aguilar | ||
| renamed the company Casa Morales; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The popularity of the Casa Morales storefronts led | ||
| to the launch of Casa Morales Gourmet Restaurant Salsa in 2014, and | ||
| the product is now carried in stores across East Texas, Nashville, | ||
| Tennessee, and Oxford, Mississippi, and has shipped as far away as | ||
| Florida, New York, Hawaii, Alaska, and Spain; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Much of the success of Casa Morales can be | ||
| attributed to Ms. Aguilar, who has worked with tireless devotion to | ||
| build, maintain, and grow the business, all the while faithfully | ||
| serving the Lufkin community and earning the loyalty of her | ||
| employees; she is also involved in civic activities through | ||
| volunteer work with the Texas Citizenship Education Project, the | ||
| National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, | ||
| Latinos of East Texas, and the League of United Latin American | ||
| Citizens; her numerous accomplishments have earned her the "Lady of | ||
| Distinction" award from her Catholic diocese, as well as three | ||
| international awards for the Casa Morales brand; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Casa Morales has become a staple of the Lufkin | ||
| community over the past four and a half decades, and it is a | ||
| pleasure to recognize Juanita Aguilar and the reputation for | ||
| excellence that her business has achieved; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Casa Morales on its 45th | ||
| anniversary and extend to Juanita Aguilar, along with the company's | ||
| management and employees, sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Casa Morales as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Ashby | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 37 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
