That's what I heard. Looks like there are 5 variations of a "Lone Star" being considered.
I'm not from Texas, but to me, I can't think of Texas without the Alamo coming to mind.
I've heard some of the reasoning behind not choosing the Alamo, but I believe it just comes down to the Alamo not being PC.
Here's to PC: When Santa Ana moved his 5000 troop to the Alamo, Travis turned to Crockett and commented, "I didn't know we were pouring concrete today."
SAM, that reminds me of several years ago when they were trying to think of a slogan for Texas.
The PC slogan was, "Texas, The Friendly State".
That was supposed to be a take-off from Tejas, the name of the Indian tribe whom the Spanish used to name Texas.
Tejas meant "friendly".
HA!
They probably didn't see the Tejas Indians killing everyone in sight who wasn't from their tribe!
I was glad when they opted for the slogan, "Don't Mess With Texas", although that was a no littering attempt rather than a threat to outsiders.
Too many years have passed since the Alamo.
Our PC history books gloss over the fact that 182 Trans-Appalachian Americans, none native to Texas, died that day of March 6, 1836, taking with them over 1600 Mexican soldiers out of a total force of over 5000.
Men like Davy Crockett, Buck Travis and Jim Bowie - Americans by birth, Texians and martyrs by choice - epitomized the spirit that won the American west.
If we forget their sacrifice at the Alamo, how long will our history books let us remember the flag raising on Mt. Suribachi?