Pursuant to an act of the Legislature of the State of Texas in 2011, codified at Chapter 31, Subchapter I, of the Texas Natural Resources Code, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) has jurisdiction of the Alamo Complex, is responsible for the preservation, maintenance, and restoration of the Alamo Complex and its contents, and is responsible for the protection of the historical and architectural integrity of the exterior, interior, and grounds of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas and all its contents (the “Alamo Complex”).
In October 2015, the GLO entered into a historic agreement with the City of San Antonio to develop and implement the Alamo Master Plan to restore the Alamo battle site and historic structures. The GLO has also entered into a management agreement with Texas non-profit organization, Alamo Trust, Inc., to manage daily operations of the Alamo. In October 2018, GLO and the City executed a 100-year lease of the city-owned Alamo Plaza in front of the Alamo Church and permanently closed portions of Alamo and Houston streets. That lease was renewed and amended in May 2024 to expand the leased area to include Plaza de Valero and to convey the Alamo Cenotaph to GLO. In late 2022, the GLO opened the new Alamo Exhibition and Collections Building with first-class exhibition space and archival storage for the Alamo and Phil Collins collections, which will remain on display there until the new state-of-the-art Alamo Visitors Center and Museum across from the Alamo Complex opens in 2027. The Alamo Visitors Center and Museum will ensure that future generations of Texans can experience the Alamo and remember the heroes who sacrificed everything for Texas liberty.
GLO and Alamo preservationists also are working closely with the Texas Historical Commission to implement a complex restoration plan for the Alamo Church and Long Barrack as well as the Alamo Cenotaph so that these historical treasures last for another 300 years.