This Wednesday, March 9, 2011, a four-hour legislative hearing took place in Austin to discuss the Alamo and its overseers, the ladies of DRT. The hearing concluded that the historic landmark could possibly be seeing a joint venture in its future. Allegedly, the members of the Culture, Recreation, & Tourism Committee made attempts to remove the Alamo from the ladies control; however when called for a comment, they said it wasn’t true.
Now the current caretakers are fighting to preserve the tradition they have been responsible for the past 105 years. The Daughters have been charged that they have not been doing a good enough job. The cause for the hearing was because some citizens were concerned for the preservation of the Alamo for future generations. State Senator Leticia Van de Putte of San Antonio says, “They run it day to day, but they seem unable to raise the funds necessary to repair the roof and to keep the structure viable long term.” Many legislatures are on the Daughters side however they don’t want to see the Alamo crumbling especially while they have the authority to do something about it.
A resolution has come about that calls for a bill that will “potentially fill in some things if we need to aid the Daughters,” said state Representative Lyles Larson. Because the state does not currently provide any financial help with any of the maintenance costs, the legislators are trying to amend this situation. What will most likely happen is that another committee will come onboard to help alleviate expenses that the Daughters are struggling to pay.
I will keep you updated of what happens! Will the Daughters remain overseers or will a tradition 100+ year in the works change hands?
Source:
KSAT News – San Antonio
State Not Ready To Take Alamo From DRT
Legislative Hearing Airs Concerns Over Alamo Custodianship
Charles Gonzalez, KSAT 12 News Reporter
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