I visited the Texas in 1979 and was appalled with the state of her condition at that time. Compared to the Alabama which I visited in 1972, it was a disgusting shambles. I am glad that she is finally being restored, but I note that more than half of the funds came from the federal government, and the lack of State funding caused her near disastrous decline of her condition several times. I hope to revisit Texas this summer, with my grandsons. The State of Texas has a great gift in the USS Texas, and I hope that this time they have learned from their past mismanagement of the ship and will maintain the ship properly.
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Interesting how the gloriously wealthy State of Texas refuses to pay for refurbishment and future maintenance of their namesake vessel! Makes me ashamed to have been born in Texas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Texas_ (BB-35)