89S20524 HMR-D     By: Lopez of Cameron H.R. No. 63       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Locally owned businesses play an important role in   the culture and economy of Texas communities, and in July 2025,   Brownsville Coffee Shop No. 2 celebrated 50 years of serving area   residents; and          WHEREAS, Brownsville Coffee Shop No. 2 traces its origins to   1964, when founder Rafaela Manzano Alviar began selling homemade   Mexican cuisine out of a small building on Elizabeth Street; her   children soon joined her in the business, and she later opened   Brownsville Coffee Shop No. 1 on 13th Street before adding a second   location on International Boulevard in 1975; Ms. Alviar eventually   passed ownership of Brownsville Coffee Shop No. 2 to her daughter,   Jovita Alviar Chase, who had served the enterprise in a variety of   roles over the years; and          WHEREAS, Today, Ms. Chase continues to operate Brownsville   Coffee Shop No. 2, which in recent years has increased its seating   capacity to more than 90 guests; throughout its history, the   restaurant has enjoyed the loyalty of a devoted clientele with its   welcoming atmosphere and its extensive menu of Tex-Mex favorites;   and          WHEREAS, Over the past half century, Brownsville Coffee Shop   No. 2 has become a beloved local institution, and it is a pleasure   to recognize the restaurant and the reputation for excellence that   it has achieved; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 50th   anniversary of Brownsville Coffee Shop No. 2 and extend to all   those associated with the establishment sincere best wishes for   continued success; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for the restaurant as an expression of high regard by the   Texas House of Representatives.