Bill Text: TX HR561 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Joe's Bakery & Coffee Shop in Austin on its receipt of a 2023 America's Classics: Texas Region award.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-30 - Reported enrolled [HR561 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR561-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 561 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Joe's Bakery & Coffee Shop in Austin has been | ||
| honored with a 2023 America's Classics: Texas Region award by the | ||
| James Beard Foundation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Introduced in 1998, the America's Classics Awards | ||
| are given to locally owned restaurants that have a timeless appeal | ||
| and are beloved regionally for quality food that reflects the | ||
| character of the local community; this year's winners will be | ||
| celebrated at the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards ceremony | ||
| on June 5; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The history of Joe's Bakery & Coffee Shop dates back | ||
| to 1935, when Sophia and Florentino De La O opened La Oriental | ||
| Grocery & Bakery out of their home on East 9th Street; the bakery | ||
| operated for 22 years until its closing in 1957; the couple started | ||
| a second bakery in 1961, and the following year, Mrs. De La O sold | ||
| it to her eldest son, Joe Avila, and his wife, Paula; Mr. Avila | ||
| subsequently renamed the establishment Joe's Bakery & Coffee Shop; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Today, the bakery is led by three generations of | ||
| Avila women, Mrs. Avila herself, Mr. and Mrs. Avila's daughters, | ||
| Rose Ann and Carolina, and their granddaughter, Regina; in the six | ||
| decades since its official establishment in 1962, Joe's Bakery has | ||
| expanded, moved locations, and witnessed myriad changes within the | ||
| East Austin community; over the years, the bakery has gained a loyal | ||
| following, and it has continued to serve as a meeting place for | ||
| regulars and newcomers alike; it is renowned for its colorful | ||
| Mexican pastries, known as pan dulce, and its menu also features | ||
| authentic Tex-Mex cuisine, including migas, home-style pork carne | ||
| guisada, and breakfast tacos on homemade flour tortillas; committed | ||
| to giving back to the community, the shop doubled as a general store | ||
| during the Covid-19 pandemic, and it often houses voter | ||
| registration stations on the front patio; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Locally owned and operated restaurants add to the | ||
| prosperity and culinary diversity of the Lone Star State, and Joe's | ||
| Bakery & Coffee Shop's national recognition is a fitting tribute to | ||
| its important role as a pillar of stability and history within the | ||
| rapidly changing East Austin community; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Joe's Bakery & Coffee Shop on its | ||
| receipt of the 2023 America's Classics: Texas Region award and | ||
| extend to all those associated with the establishment sincere best | ||
| wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the bakery as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Flores | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 561 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 30, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
