Carrizo Comecrudo Nation of Texas

Carrizo/Comecrudo
Nation of Texas
NicknameCarrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas
Named afterComecrudo people, also called Carrizo, state of Texas
Formation1999
Typenonprofit organization
EIN 75-2830923
PurposeHuman services
Location
Official language
English
Chairman
Juan Benito Mancias
Revenue$397,458
Expenses$271,121
Websitecarrizocomecrudonation.org

The Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, also known as the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas is a cultural heritage organization of individuals who identify as descendants of the Comecrudo people. Also known as the Carrizo people, the Comecrudo were a historic Coahuiltecan tribe who lived in northern Tamaulipas, Mexico, in the 17th to 19th centuries.

The Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas is an unrecognized organization. Despite the word nation in its name, it is not a federally recognized tribe, nor a state-recognized tribe.

Texas has "no legal mechanism to recognize tribes" and has no state-recognized tribes.

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