To open her restaurant in the Houston Heights, Myriam Navarro shut out the headlines and negative noise and focused on one thing: pursuing her longtime dream. Since its debut in February, Alturas Mexican Cafe has become known for its house-made tortillas and for a mole that’s derived from a family recipe. Hope and defiance are required to start any business, and no one knows this better than today’s taqueria owners. In the past couple of years, they’ve had to face major threats to their livelihoods: a troubling economy, which has resulted in increased food prices and thriftier diners (last year, an average taco cost two bucks; now it’s around $3.50), and federal immigration raids that have affected workers and customers alike.“There’s never the right timing,…The post The 25 Best New (Or Improved!) Taquerias in Texas appeared first on Texas Monthly.
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