El Charrito El Charrito El Charrito is a brand of Tex-Mex TV dinners. The word is Spanish for "little cowboy". The brand was introduced in 1980 by the Campbell Taggart company, who owned the El Chico restaurant chain. Though its entrees included taquitos, queso, and beef enchiladas, it was also known for the uniquely named Saltillo Dinner, a three-compartment dinner consisting of two enchiladas (one each beef and cheese), Spanish rice and refried beans. In 1995 the parent company became Earthgrains and chose to focus on baked goods, selling the El Charrito brand to Don Miguel Mexican Foods, now a part of
History of Mexican Americans in Dallas–Fort Worth a Mexican American. It was established on September 15, 1918. Christina Rosales of "The Dallas Morning News" wrote that it "has been credited with starting the Tex-Mex craze in the U.S." Pizza Patrón, headquartered in Dallas, markets itself to Mexican American families. It was established by Antonio Swad, a person not of Mexican origins. History of Mexican Americans in Dallas–Fort Worth There is a rapidly growing Mexican-American population in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Sol Villasana, the author of "Dallas's Little Mexico", wrote that "Mexicans have been part of Dallas since its beginning." In the 1870s the first significant groups of