GAUSE, Texas — Almost 140 years after the Tonkawa were expelled from Texas, they have returned to purchase Sugarloaf Mountain, a sacred site in Milam County, northeast of Austin, that plays a ...

The tribe, however, did not forget its home in Texas. "For us, it's always been Texas, Texas, Texas," Russell Martin, president of the Tonkawa Tribe, told the American-Statesman earlier this year.

The tribe, however, did not forget its home in Texas. "For us, it's always been Texas, Texas, Texas," Russell Martin, president of the Tonkawa Tribe, told the American-Statesman earlier this year.

"We're home," Tonkawa President Russ Martin said at a small Dec. 12 ceremony honoring the recovery of 60 acres of the tribe's ancestral lands in Central Texas.

"We're home," Tonkawa President Russ Martin said at a small Dec. 12 ceremony honoring the recovery of 60 acres of the tribe's ancestral lands in Central Texas. "The first time I got to the top of ...

GAUSE, Texas — Almost 140 years after the Tonkawa were expelled from Texas, they have returned to purchase Sugarloaf Mountain, a sacred site in Milam County, northeast of Austin, that plays a key role ...