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89(R) HR 1044 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
H.R. No. 1044
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Nickel Sandwich Grill in Houston celebrated its
24th anniversary on April 4, 2025; and
WHEREAS, The restaurant's founder, Craig Presley, grew up in
the historic Fifth Ward neighborhood and graduated from Phillis
Wheatley High School and Texas Southern University; he owned and
operated a Blimpie franchise for two years before joining the
Houston Independent School District to teach biology to at-risk
students; determined to own his own business and to set an example
of entrepreneurship for area youth, he cashed in his teacher
retirement to establish a restaurant in the Fifth Ward; the Nickel
Sandwich Grill opened its doors in March 2001; over the years, the
restaurant has given back to the community by sponsoring school and
neighborhood activities and participating in summer youth
employment programs; and
WHEREAS, The Nickel Sandwich Grill has won the loyalty of
many Houston residents while contributing to the prosperity of the
local economy, and it has attained the status of a treasured
community institution; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Nickel
Sandwich Grill 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 the business as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Dutton
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1044 was adopted by the House on May
23, 2025, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House