The Texas General Land Office
From Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast by The Alamo
March 26, 2026 · 18 min · Episode 125
About this episode
This episode discusses the Texas General Land Office and its role in preserving Texas history and overseeing the Alamo.
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast Episode 125: The Texas General Land Office The Texas General Land Office was founded 190 years ago to oversee the land the Texan Revolutionaries fought so hard to self-govern. For the past 15 years, it’s overseen the Alamo - one of the very places where blood was shed in the name of that freedom. We reveal how the Land Office preserves Texas history, the monumental effort to steer the Alamo into the future, and how maps are bridging the cen...
Topics covered
- Texas history
- Alamo
- land management
- Texan Revolution
- preservation efforts
Keywords
- Texas General Land Office
- Alamo
- Texan Revolution
- land preservation
- historical maps
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Texas General Land Office
Places: Texas, Alamo
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