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TexasSB 305989th Legislature Regular SessionSenate
Relating to the preservation, maintenance, restoration, and protection of the Alamo complex and surrounding area by the Alamo Commission.
Sponsored By: Donna Campbell (Republican), Trey Martinez Fischer, Will Metcalf
Signed by Governor
GovernorHistoric Preservation & MuseumsState Agencies, Boards & CommissionsState Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly ProposedState Finances--Management & ControlALAMO, THEAUDITS & AUDITORSLIEUTENANT GOVERNORSPEAKER OF THE HOUSEALAMO COMMISSIONAUDITOR, STATEGENERAL LAND OFFICEPUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OFSTATE PRESERVATION BOARDSUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION
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5 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Alamo care and security require coordination
The Alamo Commission must prepare a yearly budget and work plan for the buildings, contents, and grounds. The plan must cover preservation, regular maintenance, and needed construction. A qualifying nonprofit contractor may prepare it under Commission oversight. The Commission must sign an agreement with San Antonio to coordinate improvements to the complex and immediately surrounding area. It must also make an agreement with the Texas Department of Public Safety to provide security at the complex.
Alamo nonprofit partnerships get spending checks
The Alamo Commission may help establish and partner with nonprofits that raise money or provide services for Alamo preservation and maintenance. It may contract with those nonprofits to carry out activities and accept donated money, property, services, and volunteer help. The Commission must arrange yearly independent audits of public money spent by its nonprofit contractors on Alamo work. The State Auditor must report findings on prior General Land Office and nonprofit Alamo spending by January 1, 2028. The Commission and qualifying nonprofits cannot use public money to hire employees or contractors required to register as lobbyists.
Alamo funds support preservation and visitors
The Alamo complex account in the General Revenue Fund receives operating fees, transfers, donations, grants, bequests, investment income, and Alamo appropriations. Money is reserved for Alamo work, including repairs, expansion, equipment, operations, maintenance, and buying suitable historical items. Accepted gifts, grants, and bequests must support preservation or maintenance; unspent account money stays available after each fiscal year. After vehicle agency administrative costs, related specialty plate revenue goes to an account used only by the Alamo Commission. Of that money, 75% supports preservation and 25% supports visitor experiences or Alamo education; plate buyers' fees do not change.
Alamo artifact loans carry ownership safeguards
The Alamo Commission may negotiate to trade or lend Mexico the Toluca, Guerrero, and Matamoros Battalion flags captured at San Jacinto. That authority no longer includes the New Orleans Greys flag as a reciprocal transfer. Separate authority allows negotiations for Mexico to trade or lend Texas the New Orleans Greys flag or 1813 Declaration of Independence. Both types of agreement require approval from the Texas governor and proper Mexican authority, and neither transfers ownership. Agreements may provide for restoration before transfer, but must protect each item's authenticity and integrity. If Mexico does not agree to restore an incoming item first, the Commission may restore it afterward using only gifts or grants. The Commission oversees Alamo artifacts, except where special rules for Mexican agreements or the Victory or Death letter apply. It must designate secure display locations for the New Orleans Greys flag, the 1813 Declaration, and William B. Travis's February 24, 1836, Victory or Death letter. For the letter, it must consult the state agency responsible for it.
New commission takes charge of Alamo
Beginning September 1, 2027, the law establishes the Alamo Commission to lead the site's preservation, restoration, maintenance, and protection. Its five members are the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, House Speaker, one appointed senator, and one appointed House member. Appointed members serve two-year terms ending January 31 of odd-numbered years. Leadership rotates every two years among the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker. Their first leadership terms end January 31, 2029, 2031, and 2033, respectively. The Commission may hire an executive director, staff, and consultants, and is exempt from state purchasing law for this work. The State Preservation Board must provide administrative support, but its Texas state buildings preservation endowment fund cannot fund this work. The Commission follows the Board's Sunset review schedule. A transfer agreement must move Alamo duties, contracts, funds, property, records, and personnel from the General Land Office by January 1, 2028. The agencies must enter that agreement on or after September 1, 2027, or as soon as practical afterward. The General Land Office keeps its duties until the agreed transfer date, and existing rules remain until replaced.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Donna Campbell
Republican • Senate
Trey Martinez Fischer
House
Will Metcalf
House
Cosponsors
Paul Bettencourt
Republican • Senate
Brent Hagenbuch
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 6/1/2025
Record vote
Yes: 104 • No: 31
Senate vote • 5/31/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/31/2025
Record vote
Yes: 29 • No: 2
House vote • 5/27/2025
Record vote
Yes: 138 • No: 2
House vote • 5/27/2025
Record vote
Yes: 117 • No: 21
House vote • 5/26/2025
Record vote
Yes: 74 • No: 61
House vote • 5/26/2025
Record vote
Yes: 130 • No: 5
House vote • 5/26/2025
Record vote
Yes: 54 • No: 84
House vote • 5/26/2025
Record vote
Yes: 108 • No: 33
Senate vote • 5/12/2025
Record vote
Yes: 28 • No: 2
Senate vote • 5/12/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • Unknown
Committee vote: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Committee vote: State Affairs
Yes: 10 • No: 0
Bill Text
Engrossed
Enrolled
House Committee Report
Introduced
Senate Committee Report
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