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srothstein wrote:Phoneguy,

If you read that article carefully, it mentions that the legislature bought the buildings in 1905. They then appointed the DRT as the managers. The only way the state could move control back to TPWD is if they really owned it. Otherwise, they would have had to use eminent domain or try to convince the DRT to sell.

And, the conclusive proof is on the Alamo's own web site. Under the faq's, it specifically states it is owned by the State of Texas and operated by the DRT.

http://www.thealamo.org/asked.html#fifteen

I stand corrected, thank you. Thats what I get for reading something a few hours after a certain routine medical screening proceedure for 50 year olds that involves general anesthetic and a camera in a certain part of the body. They should have said, no driving, no signing contracts and no posting on internet boards for 24 hours.

srothstein wrote:Just so you know, the Alamo is NOT legally off limits. It is owned by the State of Texas and is not a meeting site or court room.

Last I heard, it was posted, but the posting is not truly legal.

A slight correction, the Alamo is not owned by the state of Texas, but by the Daughters of the Republic Of Texas. They have owned and operated the Alamo historic site, which includes the Shrine, the Long Barracks, park and museum gift shop since about 1912. There have been several attempts to transfer control of the site to the Texas Parks Department, the last in 1994, but then Governor George W. Bush vetoed the attempt, and vowed to veto any future attempts as long as he was Governor (source-Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamo_Miss ... an_Antonio" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;). I don't believe this has changed since Rick Perry became Governor in 2001, but I could be wrong there. I don't belive it's posted, the last time I was there, a few months ago, the only sign I was was the same one asking for respectful quiet and removal of hats while in the Shrine.