I made a point of seeing the Texas when I last visited Houston ten or fifteen years ago. I really hope they can keep her in the water. Theres something intrinsically wrong with a warship being permenantly moored in a drydock. Or worse, in landfill like pre dreadnought Mikasa is in Yokosuka.
No way. They realized a decade ago it was a losing battle after a century of steel in water.
In 2004 they approved a plan to dry-dock. They just need to finish raising the money.