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TX HR1168
Resolution
Status
5/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mary Gonzalez
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AI Summary
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Elemi restaurant in Horizon City ranked No. 2 on Texas Monthly's list of "The 50 Best Tacos in Texas" for its Conejito Pibil taco made with rabbit marinated in achiote and citrus
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Married couple Emiliano and Kristal Marentes opened Elemi in 2018; Chef Emiliano Marentes has been a James Beard Foundation semifinalist three times (twice for Best Chef: Texas, once for Outstanding Chef)
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The restaurant uses nixtamalization, an ancient Mesoamerican process, to create handmade tortillas from heirloom corn sourced from regional farmers
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Elemi has been featured on Hulu's Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi and received a $10,000 grant from PepsiCo's Juntos Crecemos platform
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Resolution adopted by the Texas House of Representatives on May 23, 2025, by non-record vote
Legislative Description
Congratulating Elemi in Horizon City on ranking No. 2 on Texas Monthly's list of "The 50 Best Tacos in Texas."
Resolutions
Last Action
Reported enrolled
5/23/2025