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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Nita Battise of Livingston was sworn in as the new |
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chair of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribal Council on February 23, 2015; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The council is the seven-member governing body of |
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the federally recognized Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, a Native |
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American tribe that has lived in Polk County since the 1850s; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Battise is the third woman to be elected as |
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chair, and the first chair to be elected directly by popular vote of |
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the tribal membership; since August 2011, she has served the tribe |
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as vice chair of the council; and |
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WHEREAS, This respected leader is a member of a venerable |
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family with a long history in the tribe, including her grandmother, |
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Dorcas Battise Bullock, who celebrated her 95th birthday three days |
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before Ms. Battise was sworn in; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Battise may indeed reflect with pride on the |
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trust and respect she has earned from the members of her tribe, as |
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she takes on the challenges and opportunities of her new role; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Nita Battise on her election as |
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chair of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribal Council and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for success in her important work; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Battise as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |