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Article: School Children Visit Austin, Texas, Lobby for Chips and Salsa as State Snack.
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- The Monitor (McAllen, TX)
- Article date:
- March 12, 2003
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Byline: Steve Taylor
Mar. 12--AUSTIN, Texas--A group of Rio Grande Valley elementary school students showed their hunger to participate in the democratic process Tuesday by testifying in support of their favorite snack.
Sixteen third-graders from Marcell Elementary School in Mission toured the Capitol and spoke in favor of House Resolution 16, which would make tortilla chips and salsa the official state snack of Texas.
"These kids are unstoppable, there is no holding them back," said Nydia Alvarez Alonzo, a Marcell Elementary School teacher who accompanied the students on the trip.
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