SAN ANTONIO — Marking what officials called the "half(way) point" of implementation of the ongoing Alamo Plan to reimagine the grounds of the iconic San Antonio landmark, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick helped celebrate the completion of the promenade—a spruced-up walkway stretching from East Commerce to the chapel, adorned with statues of Sam Houston, Jose Antonio Navarro and other key Texas Revolution figures.

The Alamo Promenade represents just one element of the ongoing Alamo Plan, discussions over which began a decade ago. At that time, cars could still roll right by the Alamo church building itself; now it's blocked off by bollards and a security gate, emphasizing the promenade and revitalized plaza areas as a space that's now more amenable to pedestrians and –

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