Local resident asks county to install Alamo 'To the People' letter plaque in courthouse

At the Sept. 5 Wichita County Commissioners Court meeting, resident Rod Teekin asked the court to approve placement of a bronze plaque reproducing the Alamo’s ‘To the People’ (col. Travis’s letter) in the county courthouse.

Teekin said the Alamo Letter Society is coordinating plaque installations and that 23 plaques are already installed with dozens more in progress. He said the physical plaque would be a three-foot-by-two-foot bronze plaque mounted on a pole or stone base; his presentation packet included sample images and a letter of endorsement he said he had received from the lieutenant governor.

Why it matters: Teekin described the project as cultural and educational: he said the society intends to increase visibility of the historical letter across Texas counties. He told the court he was prepared to raise funds to cover the cost and asked only for authorization to place the plaque on courthouse grounds or another county-owned site.

Questions and next steps
Commission members asked procedural questions, including whether the Wichita County Historical Society or other local groups should be consulted about plaque placement and whether the court wanted a specific mounting style. The county noted the item would appear on a future agenda for formal action; Teekin told the court he would lead fundraising and coordination and that the cost to the county would be small if the court approved placement.

Ending: Commissioners scheduled discussion and potential action on the request for a courthouse plaque at a future session; Teekin said he would continue fundraising and coordination with local stakeholders in the meantime.