[since 1854]

Great! Earliet this month I gave a speech at the Texas Republican Convention, and came back with lots of Lone Star Flag regalia. Saw the Alamo for the first time. BTW, when was that curved top placed on the chapel facade, which was not there during the battle?

Cheers,

[Liberty Valance]

Texas formally joins the United States on February 19. The U.S. Government occupies the Alamo, using it as a quartermaster and commissary depot, under a lease from the Catholic Church. The buildings are repaired and renovated, the now-familiar facade added to the church in 1850, along with a new roof.