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"We want to allow Texans to vote on this issue, and at the very least, if you won't let Texans vote on it, kick it over to the legislature," said Burkhart. State Rep. Lyle Larson, R-Dist. A state historical review panel delayed a vote Tuesday on whether to move the Alamo Cenotaph, a memorial to the 200 Alamo defenders killed by the Mexican army in … Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.Our new Spectrum News app is the most convenient way to get the stories that matter to you. That project, set for completion by the end of the year, is the first phase in a $450 million, public-private venture led by the city of San Antonio, Texas General Land Office and nonprofit Alamo Endowment. The Cenotaph was defaced with graffiti Thursday night. The opposition to the structure is about its history in its current location, and whether or not crews can move it without damaging it. San Antonio police have detained a suspect.The north base of the Alamo Cenotaph was marked in red spray paint with the words “white supremacy,” “profit over people” and “the ALAMO.” San Antonio police have detained a suspect.The 58-foot-tall monument is slated to be disassembled, repaired and reassembled at the south end of Alamo Plaza later this year, pending approval that could come next month from the Texas Historical Commission.Lee Spencer White, president of the Alamo Defenders Descendants Association and a vocal opponent to the monument’s relocation as part of an Alamo Plaza makeover, said the incident reveals the Cenotaph will be vulnerable to future acts of vandalism at its proposed new location in front of the historic Menger Hotel.“This incident clearly shows if the Cenotaph is moved to the Menger area, it will fall prey to every nut job with a can of spray paint,” White said. "It's the center of the Alamo footprint. Texas State moves home opener against SMU back to Sept. 5.

Members of the Alamo Defenders Descendants Association were protesting a plan to move the Cenotaph 500 feet to the south under a multi-million-dollar master plan to renovate the Alamo Plaza. Those remains were found during excavations supporting efforts to preserve the mission-era church.Scott Huddleston covers Bexar County government and the Alamo for the San Antonio Express-News. The cenotaph was commissioned in 1836 and honors those who perished during the siege and The Battle of the Alamo. Download it here. A cenotaph honoring Alamo defenders has become the center of one of the latest controversies regarding historical monuments. Members of the Alamo Defenders Descendants Association were protesting a plan to move the Cenotaph 500 feet to the south under a multi-million-dollar master plan to renovate the Alamo Plaza. SAN ANTONIO -- The controversy surrounding the four-year, $450 million Alamo renovation project took another turn Friday, as the nonprofit group This is Texas Freedom Force and others demonstrators from across the state gathered in front of the 60-foot cenotaph in hopes of getting lawmakers’ attention.Some were just toting signs or Texas flags, and others dressed were in full tactical gear with weapons, saying they were ready to stop a rumored December 28 date for the cenotaph to be removed. "They'll hear from Texans and then make a final say and we have confidence that they will say leave the cenotaph right where it's at. Texas commemorated their lives nearly 100 years ago when the Alamo Cenotaph, or empty tomb, was placed on the battlefield grounds as a way to honor their sacrifices. Project One, the initial phase of the massive public-private overhaul of the Alamo, could begin as early as December, resulting in relocation of the 1930s Alamo Cenotaph during 2020.

"Burkhart said his group had enough food and water for five nights and were prepared to stay that long to get legislators attention.On Saturday afternoon, the group said via Facebook they were successful in preventing the removal and would start their full campaign to get Lt. Gov Dan Patrick's attention on re-defending the Alamo. A section of sidewalk by Travis Park, northwest of the Alamo, also was tagged.Some of the graffiti was believed to have anti-police symbolism.Surveillance cameras are used to monitor portions of Alamo Plaza, including the area where the vandalism of the Cenotaph occurred.White said her group has a demonstration set for 10 a.m. June 13 to protest the monument’s planned relocation, and calling for direct inclusion of Alamo descendants’ groups in human remains treatment protocols.The Land Office recently secured permission from the historical commission to exhume partially intact skeletal remains from four burials beneath the floor of the Alamo church.



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