Bill Text: TX HR102 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring L & J Cafe for 96 years of service to El Paso.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-02 - Reported enrolled [HR102 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR102-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 102 |
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WHEREAS, L & J Cafe has served the El Paso community for a | ||
remarkable 96 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established by Antonio and Juanita Flores, this | ||
iconic Mexican restaurant first opened as Tony's Place on the | ||
outskirts of El Paso in 1927; it soon became a popular local | ||
watering hole, especially among those stationed at Fort Bliss, who | ||
sought out Mrs. Flores's delicious Mexican food as well as the | ||
restaurant's home brew and slot machines; and | ||
WHEREAS, The couple's daughter and son-in-law, Lilia and John | ||
Duran, assumed responsibility for the restaurant in 1968, renaming | ||
it L & J Cafe after the initials of their first names and the names | ||
of their children; after John Duran passed away in 1987, his son and | ||
daughter-in-law, Leo and Frances Duran, took over the café, with | ||
Lilia Duran continuing to serve as an advisor until her death in | ||
1999; a fourth generation of the family is represented by the | ||
current general manager, Vanessa Duran; and | ||
WHEREAS, The restaurant has expanded over the years, with its | ||
kitchen tripling in size, and it now boasts a gift shop, which began | ||
as a way to sell the restaurant's Tombstone Salsa; a popular | ||
destination for local residents, visitors, and celebrities alike, | ||
L & J Cafe has received numerous awards, including winning the USA | ||
Today Best Tex-Mex in Texas contest in 2018, and Leo Duran was | ||
inducted into the Texas Restaurant Association Hall of Honor; and | ||
WHEREAS, L & J Cafe has also set an inspiring example of civic | ||
engagement by working with other restaurateurs to feed refugees | ||
from Central America seeking asylum in El Paso and Las Cruces in | ||
2018; and | ||
WHEREAS, L & J Cafe has won the loyalty of generations of area | ||
residents while contributing to the prosperity of the local | ||
economy, and over the course of nearly a century, it has attained | ||
the status of a treasured community institution; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor L & J Cafe 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 L & J Cafe as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Ordaz | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 102 was adopted by the House on | ||
November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||