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Public Notice – Texas Band of Yaqui Indians
Preserving Our Legacy through Culture, Language, History, and Ceremony
Official Record of State‑Recognized Status as a Native American Tribe in Texas
Date Issued: February 17, 2026
The following public notice affirms the Texas Band of Yaqui Indians’ status as a state‑recognized Native American Tribe in Texas.
The Tribe’s recognition is established through state legislative action, supporting documentation on file in Washington, D.C., and acknowledgment by traditional Yaqui authorities in Mexico.
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Governmental Sources Acknowledging the Texas Band of Yaqui Indians as a State‑Recognized Tribe
“The Texas Yorimea Band of Yaqui Indians" is state‑recognized by the Texas Senate (SR 989, adopted May 27, 2015) and commemorated by a 2016 Certificate of Congressional Recognition; state and federal program and consultation records treat the Tribe as a state‑recognized tribal government.
” Under federal acknowledgment regulations", 25 C.F.R. § 83.11 identifies identification by State governments, identification by Federal officials, and participation in government‑to‑government consultation as probative categories of evidence of tribal status.
The combination of SR 989 (2015), the 2016 Congressional Certificate, Texas’s VAWA STOP implementation plan, and DOJ/OVC and BIA consultation records fits squarely within those categories and is relied upon in any federal acknowledgment process.
Under federal definitions in 25 U.S.C. 4103 and related provisions, a ‘state recognized tribe’ includes any tribe recognized as such by a state; the Texas Band of Yaqui Indians asserts that SR 989 and subsequent practice satisfy this, and federal consultation records describe the Tribe as ‘state‑recognized’.
Academic Sources and URLS
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02/17/2026
Inquiries
Texas Band of Yaqui Indians Tribal Council
Headquarters: Lubbock, Texas
📧 Email: info@tbyi.gov
This Notice is issued under the authority of the Texas Band of Yaqui Indians Tribal Council and serves as the official public record verifying state recognition and acknowledgment by Yaqui traditional authorities.