“I again appeal to you to protect and defend the sanctity of this monument.”
Amidst plans from the City of San Antonio and the General Land Office to renovate and “re-imagine” the Alamo, State Rep. Kyle Biedermann (R–Fredericksburg) sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday urging him to halt the movement of the Alamo Cenotaph, a monument commissioned on the centennial anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo that serves as a tombstone for the men who gave their lives in the fight for Texas independence at the storied site.
A top priority for conservative Texans remains nearly untouched after two years.
Most of us aren’t called to man the walls of an old church, outnumbered by superior forces, but all of us are called to face a hostile world.
The General Land Office operates the Alamo and manages state lands and resources.
Only one bill made it through the entire legislative process, and even then, it left vulnerabilities for monuments all over the state.