Daughters of the Republic of Texas kicked out of the Alamo

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Published: 12/29/2012 11:13 am

Updated: 12/29/2012 12:45 pm

SAN ANTONIO - After 107 years of service to the Alamo, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (the Alamo Mission Chapter) have been told to move out of Alamo Hall.

The chapter had earlier lost its custodianship of the historic property amid allegations of mismanagement.

In an email to members the chapter's president said they were asked to vacate in light of the attorney general's scathing report. In the report released last month the DRT was accused of mismanaging money and failing to properly preserve and maintain the Alamo.

The Texas General Land Office now overseas the famous landmark. They told the Express News the chapter could no longer “continue to enjoy free, exclusive, long-term use of state property for private chapter business.”

The chapter also came under scrutiny last month when San Antonio police investigated a reported theft of a copy of the Texas Declaration of Independence from the chapter's office in Alamo Hall.

DRT Chapter President Sharon Skrobarcek said the group would pack up its office on the grounds after the new year.

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Lefty - 12/31/2012 10:05 AM

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Am not racist, would hate myself if so. Racism is fear. Don't oppress others and eliminate fear. All races are accountable. The fired Daughters of the Alamo were incompetent and dishonest to all of us. Alamo inhabitants were a mixed group and the story is intricate. It's not simple. Read it and learn.

trutex - 12/30/2012 1:03 PM

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Lefty - obviously a leftist fool - your hatred of the Alamo is showing through. In true leftist fashion you would no doubt consider anything racist that did not show the Alamo as a fight by a bunch of brave Mescan solders and their intrepid (read megalomaniacal) "Napoleon of the West" dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna against a bunch of hater, slave owning, misogynistic, homophobic white males who were fortunately all killed as they coward in their pathetic Alamo redoubt. Sorry Leftist but there are too many Texans with long collective memories and I would refer you to the 18 minute Battle of San Jacinto should you decide you don't like that fact.

SA Native - 12/30/2012 12:22 PM

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Lefty- We know your name is Castro and your mother thinks this Texas Shrine is degrading Mexicans. If you really want to see Mexicans being degraded, go to Mexico! Why do so many risk their life to pay coyotes to get them here! Not racist but fact. PS Mexicans are a ethnicity not a RACE anyway!

Lefty - 12/30/2012 11:45 AM

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This story is about corruption at the Alamo not about spelling. Let's comment about the important issue. Nobody will be cheated and lose money for a misspelling. You people need a life if an alphabet letter is the main focus of your lives. What a waste. P.S. I know most of you are uneducated.

Texann - 12/30/2012 11:33 AM

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Now I are a prufe-reeder. Thank you, Career Point!

Lefty - 12/30/2012 11:32 AM

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Good riddance Daughters of the Republic of Texas, these greedy self-serving racists history of Alamo damage and theft will finally end. Never give racists control of anything, they are sick!

5PMCharlie - 12/29/2012 9:54 PM

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In this day and age of twitter when people we don't know or care about, rush to tell us they have finished breakfast, I'm not at all surprised that so-called journalist can't spell or punctuate. Cyber Bob needs to get up off his hind-quaters and get rid of these spammers.