Texas Sen. Donna Campbell (TP-Loonytown) has filed a bill that would prevent foreigners from owning, operating or managing the Alamo.   Campbell’s unusual bill stems from her fear that designating the Alamo as a UNESCO World Heritage Site would mean that the revered shrine would come under some UN domination.  As the San Antonio Express-News reports, there is little  support for Campbell’s efforts to protect the Alamo from this non-existent threat.

The Alamo and four other San Antonio missions are being nominated for UNESCO’s World Heritage designation, which Campbell told the committee was “not necessarily” an honor. There are currently no historic sites in Texas that are on that list, but there are 22 around the United States, including the Statue of Liberty. “I can tell you anything that starts with U.N. gives me cause for concern,” Campbell said. The city of San Antonio and Bexar County support the designation.

Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, asked Campbell what kind of support she had from San Antonio. Campbell told the committee, “I don’t know.”  “The only people who have talked to me about the bill have opposed it, and that’s why I assumed you had some support for it,” Zaffirini said.