TO PRESERVE AND TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, OBJECTS, PLACES AND CUSTOMS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF TEXAS, ITS NATURAL BEAUTY AND ALL THAT IS ADMIRABLY DISTINCTIVE TO TEXAS; AND BY SUCH PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION TO KEEP THE HISTORY OF TEXAS LEGIBLE AND INTACT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY THE YOUTH OF TODAY AND TOMORROW, WITH KNOWLEDGE OF OUR INHERITED REGIONAL…