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(112,382 posts) Thu Feb 26, 2015, 12:11 AM Feb 2015

Donna Campbell Struggles to Defend Pointless Alamo Bill

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State Sen. Donna Campbell is still protecting the Alamo from foreign invaders

Most people think it's a good thing the Alamo, the site of the 13 Days of Glory, has been nominated to become a World Heritage Site through the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Considering the deal is expected to bring in lots of money (more than $100 million) and jobs (more than 1,000) by 2025, officials down in Bexar County and with the state's General Land Office, which manages the historic site and surrounding properties, love the idea.

But GOP State Sen. Donna Campbell still thinks the Alamo is still under attack by foreign invaders. "I can tell you, anything that starts with 'the UN' gives me cause for concern," Campbell said during an utterly absurd discussion about her proposed "Protect the Alamo Act" in a Senate committee hearing yesterday.

Campbell faced a wall of skepticism from her fellow senators. "I'm trying to figure out what problem we're trying to solve here," said Craig Estes, a Republican from Wichita Falls.

Campbell told the natural resources and economic development committee that she fears the state of Texas could ultimately sell off Alamo. A deputy for Land Commissioner George P. Bush was on hand to assuage that concern, saying lawmakers would first have to pass legislation before the office could do anything with the Alamo -- an unlikely prospect. Sen. Carlos Uresti from San Antonio chimed in, "I don't think there is any member on this committee that will allow the Alamo to be sold."

Read more: http://blogs.houstonpress.com/news/2015/02/donna_campbell_struggles_to_defend_pointless_alamo_bill.php