The Tigua Tribe of Texas is looking for ways to boost economic development on the reservation.
The tribe recently received a $124,044 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services for job-training, education and other activities. Another $1.2 million grant from the Department of Commerce will be used to create the Tigua Business Center to promote economic development.
"We're really trying to create a more sustainable and self-determined community," Patricia Riggs, the tribe's director of economic development, told The Contra Costa Times.
The tribe operated a successful casino but had to shut it down due to litigation by the state.
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Tiguas seek new economic staple: Tribe uses grant to explore, diversify
(The El Paso Times 10/13)
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