Bill Text: TX SB927 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to exhibits presented at the Alamo complex.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-09 - Not again placed on intent calendar [SB927 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB927-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to exhibits presented at the Alamo complex.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-09 - Not again placed on intent calendar [SB927 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB927-Introduced.html
86R3400 YDB-D | ||
By: Hall | S.B. No. 927 |
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relating to exhibits presented at the Alamo complex. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 31, Natural Resources | ||
Code, is amended by adding Section 31.4512 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 31.4512. EXHIBITS IN ALAMO COMPLEX. (a) In this | ||
section, "Alamo compound" means the area of the Alamo complex | ||
consisting of the original Alamo mission compound as designated by | ||
the land office. | ||
(b) The land office shall ensure that each exhibit presented | ||
in the Alamo compound has as its primary theme the 1836 Battle of | ||
the Alamo. The exhibit must include information on: | ||
(1) the lives of the individuals who defended the | ||
Alamo during the battle and the sacrifices made by those | ||
individuals for Texas independence and the freedom of Texans; | ||
(2) the impact of the battle on Texas history and | ||
culture; and | ||
(3) the pride felt by Texans with respect to the | ||
individuals who defended the Alamo during the battle. | ||
(c) The land office shall ensure that an exhibit featuring a | ||
historical period or individual unrelated to the 1836 Battle of the | ||
Alamo is presented at a location in the Alamo complex other than the | ||
Alamo compound. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |