Opinion No.

The Honorable Frank Madla, Chair Committee on Intergovernmental Relations Texas State Senate Post Office Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711-2068

Re: Whether the Live Oak Treaty of 1838 is still a binding agreement (RQ-0310-GA)

Dear Senator Madla:

Without factual background or context, you ask us to opine whether the "Live Oak Treaty, which was signed on January 8, 1838 by the Lipan Apaches of Texas, and subsequently adopted, ratified and concurred1 on by the 1st and 3rd Texas Legislature,2 [is] still considered a binding agreement."3

The treaty about which you inquire, entitled "Treaty Between the…