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3/3/2017 85(R)HCR92IntroducedversionBillText

85R7171JGHD

By:Klick H.C.R.No.92


CONCURRENTRESOLUTION
WHEREAS,Texasisrenownedforitsdistinctiveanddelicious
foods,andourstatehasputitsbrandonbreakfastwithaversatile
itemthatisbelovedfromthePanhandletotheRioGrande:the
breakfasttacoand
WHEREAS,Thetacohasbeenoneofthefundamentalbuilding
blocksofMexicancuisineforwelloveracenturyandpossiblymuch
longerusingsavorybreakfastfoodssuchaseggsandpotatoesas
tacofillingswasanaturalidea,andanaccountofpairingbacon
withatortilladatestothe1850sinachronicleofaTexasto
Californiacattledrivereferencesinthepresstotacoseatenfor
breakfastarefoundbeginninginthemid20thcentury:inMay1959,
theSanAntonioExpressandNewsreportedonatacoshopontheWest
Sidethatfeaturedeggtacos,andtheElPasoHeraldPostreported
inMay1962thatgubernatorialcandidateDonYarboroughhadtacos
forbreakfastwhileonthecampaigntrailoneoftheearliestuses
oftheterm"breakfasttaco"comesfroma1975newspaperarticle
aboutafoodtourofSanAntonioand
WHEREAS,Morerecently,aspiriteddebatehasarisenover
whichpartofthestateoriginatedthebreakfasttacomanyTexans
ofacertainagehavefondmemories,datingbackdecades,ofbeing
servedtacosforbreakfastbytheirmothersandgrandmothersinSan
Antonio,SouthTexas,andtheRioGrandeValley,andbythe1960s,
the"tacoforbreakfast"couldbefoundfarthernorthintheLone
StarState,onschoolmenusinKerrvilleandSeguinsomefood
writersandrestaurateurshaveclaimedthatAustinoriginatedthe
term"breakfasttaco,"ifnotthefooditself,whichhasledtoan
energeticdissentfromresidentsofSanAntonioandotherregions
andmunicipalitiesaroundtheLoneStarStateand
WHEREAS,Nomatterwhereorwhenitgotitsstart,the
breakfasttacohasquicklybecomepopularwithbothnativeTexans
anddelightedvisitorsfromacrossthenationaslongasit
includesatortillaandiseatenforbreakfast,thebreakfasttaco
canrangefromthesimplest(tortillaandegg)tothetraditional
(tortillaandmachacadoconhuevo)totheinnovative(tortilla,
eggs,andhotdogs)tothemostextravagant(tortillapluswhatever
elseisonthemenu),anditcanbeenjoyedineverycornerofthe
stateand
WHEREAS,WhetherpurchasedatadrivethroughinFortWorth,
orderedatarestaurantinCorpusChristi,orservedbyaloving
grandmotherinDelRio,thebreakfasttacohasbecomeasignature
Texasfoodonaparwithbarbecueandchickenfriedsteak,anditis
enjoyedbycountlessresidentsoftheLoneStarStateeachmorning
astheperfectwaytostarttheirdaynow,therefore,beit
RESOLVED,Thatthe85thLegislatureoftheStateofTexas
herebydesignatethebreakfasttacoastheofficialstatebreakfast
itemofTexas.

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