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Originally Posted by Geckos_Rule
Beyond what anyone else is saying, it's a bit disingenuous to say the school being started in 1856 is a reason that they can't move. No one (that I am aware of) is pitching the idea of shutting the school down entirely to sell the land. In any situation I know of and that would have any reasonable chance of happening, it would either involve selling a portion of the land that currently sits totally unused, or otherwise relocating to completely new facilities funded via this sale -- similar to what Concordia University successfully did.
But the fact that the school itself is Texas history and worth preserving doesn't automatically equate to the need to every building on campus being historic. If it did, there should be just as much of a reason to preserve the Frank Erwin Center, which is also well over 40 years old and is part of a historic school founded in the 1800's.
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My son went to school here for 15 years and graduated in 2021. I understand the challenges of the deaf. Besides this being an iconic school in the Deaf community and a cultural beacon nationwide. It is also a historical place in Texas History older than than the Capital building. The Deaf have been persecuted and this is their place of refuge for over 150 years. They will never give it up nor should they. There are plenty of places to build generic housing other than this sacred plot of land.