Bill Text: TX SCR25 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Concurrent Resolution 25 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Recognizing the Mount Tabor Indian Community for its contributions to this state.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2017-05-10 - Signed by the Governor [SCR25 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SCR25-Enrolled.html



	S.C.R. No. 25




	SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The people of the Mount Tabor Indian Community of
	East Texas, whose history in this state spans more than 170 years,
	take enormous pride in the rich heritage that they share; and
	WHEREAS, Composed of individuals of Cherokee, Yowani
	Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Muscogee-Creek ancestry, the Mount Tabor
	community traces its origins to about the year 1845, when a party of
	families led by John Adair Bell immigrated to Texas and settled
	approximately six miles south of present-day Kilgore; the community
	came to be known as Mount Tabor, after the name of the plantation
	that Mr. Bell established in Rusk County; during the Civil War, the
	Mount Tabor community swelled with an influx of Cherokee who were
	supportive of the Confederacy and who were fleeing the fighting in
	Indian Territory; among their number were the wife and children of
	Confederate general Stand Watie; following the end of the war,
	residents of Mount Tabor began to disperse; a number returned to the
	Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory, but many descendants of the
	early settlers continue to live in Rusk and Smith Counties; and
	WHEREAS, Those associated with Mount Tabor have maintained
	ties to a tribal organization since the community's inception;
	today, the Texas Band of Cherokee Indians of the Mount Tabor Indian
	Community is a continuation of the Texas Cherokees and Associated
	Bands (TCAB), which was organized in 1871 by Colonel William Penn
	Adair; in addition to John Adair Bell and William Penn Adair,
	notable leaders of the community have included Chief Chicken
	Trotter, also known as Devereaux Jarrett Bell, who signed the 1843
	Treaty of Birds Fort on behalf of the Cherokee, and, in the 20th
	century, TCAB chairs W. W. Keeler, who served as principal chief of
	the Cherokee Nation and as CEO of Phillips Petroleum Company, and
	Foster T. Bean, who served as mayor of Kilgore for more than 20
	years; and
	WHEREAS, The original settlers of Mount Tabor and their
	descendants have contributed in myriad ways to their communities,
	their state, and their nation; they have worn the uniform of every
	branch of this country's armed forces and taken part in every
	conflict from the Civil War to Iraq and Afghanistan; in civilian
	life, they have served in roles ranging from police officers and
	judges to ministers and school teachers; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout its history, Texas has drawn strength
	from the great diversity of its people and cultures, and it is a
	privilege to recognize the Mount Tabor Indian Community for the
	indelible imprint it has made on the Lone Star State; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas
	hereby recognize the Mount Tabor Indian Community of Texas and
	commend it on its many valuable contributions to this state; and, be
	it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the Mount Tabor Indian Community as an expression of
	high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.





	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House

	I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 25 was adopted by the Senate
	on April 5, 2017.


	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate

	I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 25 was adopted by the House
	on April 27, 2017.


	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House



	Approved:

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	Date


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	Governor