By: Haley S.C.R. No. 102 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribe of Texas alleges 1-2 that: 1-3 (1) in 1954, federal supervision of the Alabama-Coushatta 1-4 Indian Tribe was terminated and all trust responsibility for the 1-5 tribe was transferred to the State of Texas; 1-6 (2) the State of Texas was required to assist the tribe's 1-7 development of the human and economic resources of the tribe, as 1-8 well as the development of the health, educational, agricultural, 1-9 business, and industrial capabilities of the reservation; 1-10 (3) on or about January 7, 1986, it was discovered that 1-11 $458,841 of revenue had been unlawfully appropriated from the 1-12 tribe; 1-13 (4) the funds were unlawfully appropriated by Brenda 1-14 Thompson, an employee of the State of Texas; 1-15 (5) during the period in which she unlawfully appropriated 1-16 the funds, Brenda Thompson was under the supervision of Vermin 1-17 Jeanie Young and Russell DaMetz, who were both also employees of 1-18 the State of Texas; 1-19 (6) the State of Texas was negligent in hiring Brenda 1-20 Thompson; 1-21 (7) the State of Texas provided negligent, inadequate, and 1-22 reckless supervision of Brenda Thompson by Vermin Jeanie Young and 1-23 Russell DaMetz, who were also hired by the State of Texas; and 1-24 (8) the negligent acts and omissions by the State of Texas 2-1 resulted in injury and damages to the tribe and constitute a breach 2-2 of fiduciary duty and a breach of the trust relationship between 2-3 the State of Texas and the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribe of Texas; 2-4 now, therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the 2-6 Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribe of Texas is granted permission to 2-7 sue the State of Texas subject to Chapter 107, Civil Practice and 2-8 Remedies Code.