Straight outta Austin, the Honorable Rep. Gina Hinojosa filed a resolution to make tacos the official state food of Texas. If it passes, I applaud Texas for not only honoring Latino culture, but for recognizing the culinary artistry that makes the Lone Star State so great, especially at a time where many people believe us to be “criminals and rapists.”
This past Friday, I stopped by the Pete White Health and Fitness Center, 4021 S. Walker to support my local Oklahoma City Pow Wow Club and their monthly Indian Taco fundraiser; as I stood there, watching the Indigenous women in the kitchen, proud of their delectable wares, making that vaunted frybread with such hand-crafted precision, I was hit with a startling realization: lawmakers should name Indian Tacos the Official State Food of Oklahoma.