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20 Pub. Cont. Newsl. 1 (1984-1985)

handle is hein.journals/procurlw20 and id is 1 raw text is: Section of Public Contract Law, American Bar Association Volume 20, Number 1, Fall 1984 QUARTER was not offered Ac nor asked at the Alamo. Finally, on March 6, 1836, the ten-day agony ended. David Crockett and 180 other free spirits of the west had perished in what to them at the end must have seemed a de- serted and futile cause. It was not. Their bravery united those who had bickered while the Alamo fell. San- ta Anna was defeated and captured within two months. Sam Houston became president of the Republic of Texas before the end of the year. Texas was annexed to the United States within a decade. Had there been no Alamo, would Texas be one of the 50? Would The Alamo is the old chap we have savored the Valero. founded In 1718 by special verve and spice which have been provided by the Lone Star State? Near the Alamo, and adjacent to headwaters of the San Antonio River and some great military bases, the ABA's Section of Public Contract Law soon will be gathering. An all-day program will review the new Competition in Contracting Act at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Friday, November 16, 1984. The Act is of great philosophical and practi- cal portent, having regis- tered at least eight on the Richter Scale. Timely ex- planations and discussions will be presented by , knowledgeable panelists. e On Saturday, Novem- ber 17, 1984, the Council of the Section will consider in I open session current issues of first concern to the pro- , curement bar. Everyone is Sinvited to join Texas Ranger Ruth Burg and the , Council on this historic oc- casion. Remember theAl- amo. Government pro- . = curement is under siege. .:,, o Some suggest that Santa . Anna rides again. f Mission San Antonio do The Alamo (cotton- Franciscan order. wood in Spanish) is only a humble and unpretentious chapel. Its inspiration comes from the heart. The Alamo is a monument to the extraordinary spirit and bravery which won the west. Thirty-two volunteers under Gonzales slipped through the Mexican lines to join colleagues defend- ing the Alamo. There is pathos and beauty in that great sacrifice. iel o the I We Remember Issue Highlights: Committee Preference Form, page 11 of Section Directory * Trial Advocacy Program, page 10 • Bid Protest-The New Law: Its Implementation and Impact, pages 4 & 5 11

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