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A Republican Party primary will take place on March 1, 2022, in Texas' 32nd Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate will run in the district's general election on November 8, 2022.

Pizza Patrón® targets predominantly catholic customer base with 'Pizzas de Cuaresma' campaign. And this Pizza Patrón returns to Pizza por Pesos® roots in 2012 - Restaurant accepts pesos for pizza. And this... Free pizza if you order in Spanish on June 5.

When Antonio Swad made what he said was a simple business decision -- accepting pesos as well as dollars -- in his Texas-based pizza chain, he was unprepared for the public's reaction. He received thousands of hateful e-mails and phone calls. And death threats. "We didn't think ... that we'd be linked with the controversy that surrounds illegal immigration," Swad, the founder and chain owner of Pizza Patron, told CNN on Monday. "And that's [where] we found ourselves; swimming in that water almost immediately." (Watch owner defend controversial dough ) Some believed the policy of accepting pesos discouraged Mexican immigrants...

SOME UPTIGHT Americans are going loco over the peso. In fact, it's a real food fight. Pizza Patron, a Dallas-based pizza chain, is accepting pesos at its 59 stores in Texas, Colorado, Arizona, California and Nevada. The gimmick is aimed at the company's clientele, which is 60 percent Latino. The company has received thousands of angry e-mails and even death threats. The thinking was that folks might find themselves with a loose peso or two after trips to Mexico. So why not trade pesos for pizza? That sounds like capitalism. Everyone wants Latinos' dinero. According to marketing experts, Fortune 500...

Pizza lovers who don't happen to have American currency on them can still purchase their favorite pies with Mexican pesos, thanks to a Texas-based restaurant chain. Starting this week, Pizza Patrón outlets, which caters heavily to Mexicans, will offer the alternative form of payment. "We're trying to reach out to our core customer," Antonio Swad, president of Pizza Patrón Inc., told the Dallas Morning News. "We know they come back [from Mexico] and have pesos left over. We want to be a convenient place for them to spend their pesos." It's believed no other food chain operating so far from...