I called the Texas Historical Commission:

The monument cannot be moved or altered because the monument is protected several different ways:

1)The State if Texas has a “Texas Historical County Protection Easement” which included the statue.

2)The statue falls under the classification of “State Archeological Landmark”.

3)The statue is recorded as a “Texas Landmark”.

4)The Statue is protected under Texas Protection Act, Chapter 442 Sec. 008

If for some reason the statue was to me moved or replaced the State of Texas was levy a fine of $1000.00 per day.

This information came directly from Austin.