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Tex-Mex honored in Dallas
[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he Mexicano widely considered here as the pioneer of Tex-Mex is getting a street named after him in the city’s Uptown neighborhood. City Council members voted Aug. 8 in favor of renaming a small stretch of Alamo Street Miguel Martinez Way, in honor of the founder of the iconic El Fenix, the eatery opened in 1918 that introduced residents of Dallas’s Little Mexico to his menu of tamales, enchiladas, and chile con carne.