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Restaurant owner sues Texas for $1 million over proposed steak name change
Author: KHOU 11 Staff, Randy KleinPublished: 8:05 AM CDT March 11, 2025
Updated: 8:05 AM CDT March 11, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas â The owner of a restaurant in Albany, New York, is suing the state of Texas over the name of a piece of meat.
The man is seeking $1 million after Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick proposed to rename the New York Strip steak as the Texas Strip. The restaurant owner argues the rebrand undermines New York's culinary heritage.
We reported on Patrickâs goal a couple weeks ago. The Texas lieutenant governor said he wants restaurants to change the name of the steak next time they reprint their menus and grocery stores to change their labels.
Patrick floated the idea to Texas Cattle Feeders and Cattle Raisers last month.
âOut of curiosity, I asked each of them their favorite cut of meat,â Patrick said in a post to X on Feb. 28. âA few said New York Strip. I asked why we didnât call it a âTexas Stripâ because New York has mostly dairy cows. Just because a New York restaurant named Texas beef a New York Strip in the 19th Century doesnât mean we need to keep doing that.â
According to Patrickâs post, the Texas Senate will file a resolution to make it official.
âIn a world filled with serious issues that we address every day at the Texas Capitol, this simple resolution will help better market Texas beef,â Patrick wrote. âThatâs good for the Texas cattle industry. The Cattle Associations sure liked the idea.â
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