Bill Text: TX SCR34 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulating the City of Lamesa on the occasion of its first Original Chicken-Fried Steak Festival.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2011-03-28 - Referred to Administration [SCR34 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SCR34-Introduced.html
2011S0729-1 03/15/11 | ||
By: Duncan | S.C.R. No. 34 |
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WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize the City of Lamesa on the occasion of its first Original | ||
Chicken-Fried Steak Festival; and | ||
WHEREAS, The City of Lamesa has enjoyed considerable fame as | ||
the birthplace of the chicken-fried steak ever since the Austin | ||
American-Statesman published a fictional story on January 11, 1976, | ||
alleging that the chicken-fried steak was invented in 1911 by a | ||
short-order cook named Jimmy Don Perkins at a Lamesa diner called | ||
Ethel's Home Cooking; the story contained numerous clues alluding | ||
to its satirical nature, yet it was later reported as if it were | ||
true by many news outlets; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through the years, the story has gained currency as | ||
a Texas legend, appearing in such diverse locations as the on-line | ||
encyclopedia Wikipedia, Texas Monthly magazine, the Washington | ||
Post, and the Texas State Historical Association's Handbook of | ||
Texas Online; and | ||
WHEREAS, Recognizing a good thing when they see it, Lamesa's | ||
city leaders have organized Lamesa's Original Chicken-Fried Steak | ||
Festival to pay tribute to this gustatory delight and to raise | ||
awareness of its status as an icon of Texas cooking; this | ||
outstanding event will feature games and entertainment, a classic | ||
car show, and a chicken-fried steak cook-off with celebrity judges; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby extend best wishes for great success to the organizers of | ||
Lamesa's Original Chicken-Fried Steak Festival and call on Texans | ||
everywhere to recognize Lamesa as the Legendary Home of the | ||
Chicken-Fried Steak; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the | ||
city as an expression of esteem from the Texas Legislature. |