Norma Frances “Tootsie” Tomanetz was recognized in the Texas House this week with Resolution 706, which celebrates “her achievements as a barbecue pit master.” Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller chose not to take the Texas Attorney General’s advice to stop regulating barbecue joint scales, so a new barbecue bill has been filed in the 2019 Texas legislative session. Mum Foods is getting a permanent address to serve their pastrami: Pastrami-slinging deli is taking over Eastside Cafe’s old pie shop https://t.co/WW4NfPgp9p pic.twitter.com/GSTFR8EFHI — Eater Austin (@EaterAustin) March 1, 2019 LeAnn Mueller reflected on the tumultuous genesis of la Barbecue in Austin: “[W]e had three days to turn J Mueller BBQ into la Barbecue.” KVUE in Austin offers up some ideas for barbecue in town that…View Original PostThe post BBQ News Roundup: The Capitol Honors Tootsie, and Sausage Wars and a Barbecue Fest Are Coming to Houston appeared first on Texas Monthly.