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TX HR1518
Resolution
Status
6/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Paul Dyson
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AI Summary
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Texas House of Representatives commemorates the 100th anniversary of Martin's Place, a family-owned barbecue restaurant in Bryan established in 1925 by Martin Kapchinskie
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The establishment is one of the oldest family-run barbecue businesses in Texas, originally opened as a travel stop selling barbecue, groceries, and gas; the current red brick building was constructed in 1939
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Three generations of the Kapchinskie family have operated the business: founder Martin, his son Albin (a WWII Navy butcher who added a meat market in 1951 and purchased the business in 1955), and grandson Steve (current owner for five decades)
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Martin's Place was designated an Official Texas Historical Landmark by the Texas Historical Commission in 2005
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Resolution adopted by non-record vote on June 2, 2025, extending best wishes to the Kapchinskie family and directing that an official copy be prepared for them
Legislative Description
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Martin's Place in Bryan.
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Last Action
Reported enrolled
6/3/2025