The resolution recognizes Burnt Bean Co. in Seguin for achieving the No. 1 ranking on the Texas Monthly list of the 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas for 2025. It honors the restaurant's founders and pitmasters, Ernest Servantes and David Kirkland, highlighting their journey from competing against each other in barbecue cook-offs to launching a successful pop-up restaurant and eventually establishing a brick-and-mortar location in 2020. The resolution notes their accolades, including a Michelin Bib Gourmand Award and recognition as James Beard Foundation semifinalists, emphasizing the significance of barbecue in Texas culinary heritage.

The Texas Senate expresses its congratulations to Servantes and Kirkland for their achievement and extends best wishes for their continued success. Official copies of the resolution will be prepared for both pitmasters as a token of high regard from the Texas Senate.