First woman elected to Alabama-Coushatta leadership dies | #elections | #alabama
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Millie Thompson Williams, the first woman elected to serve as second chief of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, died Friday at a hospital in Lufkin. She was 67. Her death was confirmed by […]
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Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas elects first female chief | #elections | #alabama
LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) – The citizens of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas have elected Millie Thompson Williams as the Tribe’s Second Chief Elect. Williams will be the first woman to serve as a Chief in the history of the Tribe, which was forcefully relocated to Texas in the 18th century. According to a press release, […]
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Sheriff, DA update Salem City Council on Polk County numbers | News | #citycouncil
Little change is needed in Polk County law enforcement, Sheriff Mark Garton and District Attorney Aaron Felton told the Salem City Council on Monday. Garton noted that every calendar year the sheriff and district attorney are required to review law enforcement. “Everyone knows what everyone’s job is,” he said, adding that the update for the […]
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