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Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush warned rioters who might be planning to target the Alamo in a tweet saying, “Don’t mess with The Alamo.” The Texas General Land Office is responsible for the care and safety of the Texas shrine.
When I saw that story this morning I thought "well that's rich coming from someone who wants to rewrite the history of the Alamo."jason812 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 14, 2020 6:20 pm Oh the irony.
The RINO land commissioner told protesters don't mess with the Alamo. I guess he wants sole responsibility for destroying Texas's most recognized icon.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2020/0 ... the-alamo/
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush warned rioters who might be planning to target the Alamo in a tweet saying, “Don’t mess with The Alamo.” The Texas General Land Office is responsible for the care and safety of the Texas shrine.
After reviewing the Master Plan by team “Reimagine the Alamo” to significantly improve the visitor experience at Texas’ most historic and cherished site, it’s became clear that the state of Texas and the city of San Antonio are demonstrating to the nation and the world why you should never entrust an historic site to politicians and bureaucrats.
After evaluation of the master plan, it makes you wonder if it was designed by a landscaping team from “Better Homes and Gardens.” We see the historic and hallowed ground of the Alamo adorned with trees, an artificial stream (acequia) flowing through a variety of native shrubs and grasses, and large glass walls to complete the greenhouse look and feel.
This proposal represents a failure to address the real concerns and needs of visitors and heritage tourists who are asking to see more of the Alamo — not aesthetic landscaping. The re-created acequia and the trees are little more than window dressing, a cosmetic treatment to a historic battlefield that is in dire need of inspiring interpretation.
Instead of focusing on and presenting the most compelling moment in Texas history, the master planners opt for a presentation that diminishes the sacrifice made by those who perished in the famous battle in preference for a memorial park where people can gather, lounge in the shade, cool their toes, and take pictures.
This is not how we interpret and present our nation’s historic battlefields.
The inclusion of a rooftop restaurant on a sanguine battlefield is in poor taste. It’s an affront to the men and boys who made the ultimate sacrifice for Texas freedom, and an offense to those who embrace Alamo Plaza as sacred ground.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mysana ... 107036.phpThe ill-conceived use of glass barriers may be the worst feature proposed by the master planners. Suddenly, Alamo Plaza becomes an aquarium with nothing to see. People do not want to look at artificial walls, fences, or obstacles and be told to “Reimagine the Alamo.”
