H.R. No. 1416
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Nita Battise of Livingston was sworn in as the new
chair of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribal Council on February 23, 2015;
and
WHEREAS, The council is the seven-member governing body of
the federally recognized Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, a Native
American tribe that has lived in Polk County since the 1850s; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Battise is the third woman to be elected as
chair, and the first chair to be elected directly by popular vote of
the tribal membership; since August 2011, she has served the tribe
as vice chair of the council; and
WHEREAS, This respected leader is a member of a venerable
family with a long history in the tribe, including her grandmother,
Dorcas Battise Bullock, who celebrated her 95th birthday three days
before Ms. Battise was sworn in; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Battise may indeed reflect with pride on the
trust and respect she has earned from the members of her tribe, as
she takes on the challenges and opportunities of her new role; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Nita Battise on her election as
chair of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribal Council and extend to her
sincere best wishes for success in her important work; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Battise as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
White of Tyler
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1416 was adopted by the House on April
16, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House