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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transfer and the care and custody of the letter |
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known as the victory or death letter. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 31, Natural Resources |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 31.4515 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.4515. CARE AND CUSTODY OF VICTORY OR DEATH LETTER; |
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DISPLAY. (a) In this section, "victory or death letter" means the |
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letter written by Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis dated |
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February 24, 1836, and signed "Victory or Death." |
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(b) The land office is responsible for the care and custody |
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of the victory or death letter. |
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(c) The land office shall designate an appropriate place in |
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the Alamo complex for the storage and display of the victory or |
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death letter. |
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(d) Any power or duty related to the victory or death letter |
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formerly vested in another state agency or entity is vested solely |
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in the land office. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission shall |
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transfer the letter described by Section 31.4515(a), Natural |
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Resources Code, as added by this Act, to the General Land Office. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |