SAN ANTONIO — On Tuesday, the Alamo Management Committee unanimously passed the Alamo plan.

The Alamo Management Committee's vote includes:

  • Alamo Plaza, as reflected in the August 2018 Alamo Plan expands from 1.3-acres to 12.6-acres.
  • The historic site will include a new 2.5-acre Outdoor Museum
  • This historic mission space will have six access points and will be open to the public 24 hours a day for free
  • The Outdoor Museum/Historic Mission Footprint will be open via the six access points for the 16 hours when the Alamo Indoor Museum is closed to the public, generally, from 6:00 p.m. to 9 a.m.
  • The public will freely enter the Alamo, the Church, the new Museum and the Outdoor Museum/Historic Mission Footprint through a main entry when the museum is open
  • The Alamo Museum Director can, at their discretion, open two additional access/exit points if, at any time during the Museum operating hours
  • At the request of the San Antonio City Manager and/or the Alamo Museum Director the Alamo Indoor Museum and the Alamo Outdoor Museum/Historic Footprint hours of operation may be extended until 12:00 midnight for special events.

In August, a group of protestors was kicked out of the San Antonio City Council chambers during an Alamo mater plan meeting.

The management committee has provided day-to-day oversight of the development of the Alamo plan and is comprised of representatives appointed by the San Antonio mayor, General Land Office and Alamo Endowment fund.

Below is a statement from the Land Commissioner George P. Bush:

"Today's vote by the Alamo Management Committee brings the Alamo one step closer to restoring its former glory," Bush said. "The Alamo is a symbol known across Texas as a beacon of liberty and freedom from an oppressive government. In 2015, the Texas Legislature mandated the General Land Office enter into an agreement with the City of San Antonio to coordinate the improvement of the Alamo complex. Making good on this directive, the Alamo preservation plan will repair and preserve the Alamo, restoring reverence to the land the defenders gave their lives upon. I look forward to voting with the Mayor on this plan and will move quickly in adherence with the Management Committee's suggested dates. This plan is four years in the making and its goal is for all Texans to Remember the Alamo."

A full text of the Alamo Management Committee's vote of approval can be found here and here.