UNITED STATES
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                 SCHEDULE 13G

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 1)

                            ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, INC.
                            ----------------------
                               (Name of Issuer)


                    Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
                -----------------------------------------------
                        (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   011589108
                             --------------------
                                (CUSIP Number)


                                 June 14, 2005
                             --------------------
            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check  the  appropriate  box to  designate  the rule  pursuant  to which  this
Schedule is filed:

                              [ ]   Rule 13d-1(b)

                              [X]   Rule 13d-1(c)

                              [ ]   Rule 13d-1(d)

* The  remainder  of this  cover  page  shall be  filled  out for a  reporting
person's  initial  filing on this form with  respect to the  subject  class of
securities,  and for any subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The  information  required  in the  remainder  of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,  see
the Notes).


                         Continued on following pages
                              Page 1 of 11 Pages
                            Exhibit Index: Page 10




                                 SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.: 011589108                                         Page 2 of 11 Pages
...............................................................................
1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

         GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
...............................................................................
2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
         (a) [ ]
         (b) [X]
...............................................................................
3.       SEC Use Only
...............................................................................
4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization

         Delaware
...............................................................................
Number of          5.     Sole Voting Power            None
Shares             ............................................................
Beneficially       6.     Shared Voting Power          14,033,253
Owned by Each      ............................................................
Reporting          7.     Sole Dispositive Power       None
Person With        ............................................................
                   8.     Shared Dispositive Power     14,033,253
...............................................................................
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

         14,033,253
...............................................................................
10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
         Instructions)

         [ ]
...............................................................................
11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

         8.6% based on 162,656,744 shares outstanding as of June 29, 2005.
...............................................................................
12.      Type of Reporting Person:

         OO





                                 SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.: 011589108                                         Page 3 of 11 Pages
...............................................................................
1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

         GLENVIEW CAPITAL GP, LLC
...............................................................................
2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
         (a) [ ]
         (b) [X]
...............................................................................
3.       SEC Use Only
...............................................................................
4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization

         Delaware
...............................................................................
Number of          5.     Sole Voting Power            None
Shares             ............................................................
Beneficially       6.     Shared Voting Power          14,033,253
Owned by Each      ............................................................
Reporting          7.     Sole Dispositive Power       None
Person With        ............................................................
                   8.     Shared Dispositive Power     14,033,253
...............................................................................
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

         14,033,253
...............................................................................
10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
         Instructions)

         [ ]
...............................................................................
11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

         8.6% based on 162,656,744 shares outstanding as of June 29, 2005.
...............................................................................
12.      Type of Reporting Person:

         OO





                                 SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.: 011589108                                         Page 4 of 11 Pages
...............................................................................
1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

         LAWRENCE M. ROBBINS
...............................................................................
2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
         (a) [ ]
         (b) [X]
...............................................................................
3.       SEC Use Only
...............................................................................
4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization

         United States of America
...............................................................................
Number of          5.     Sole Voting Power            None
Shares             ............................................................
Beneficially       6.     Shared Voting Power          14,033,253
Owned by Each      ............................................................
Reporting          7.     Sole Dispositive Power       None
Person With        ............................................................
                   8.     Shared Dispositive Power     14,033,253
...............................................................................
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

         14,033,253
...............................................................................
10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
         Instructions)

         [ ]
...............................................................................
11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

         8.6% based on 162,656,744 shares outstanding as of June 29, 2005.
...............................................................................
12.      Type of Reporting Person:

         IA




                                 SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.: 011589108                                         Page 5 of 11 Pages
...............................................................................
1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

         GLENVIEW CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LTD.
...............................................................................
2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
         (a) [ ]
         (b) [X]
...............................................................................
3.       SEC Use Only
...............................................................................
4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization

         Cayman Islands, British West Indies
...............................................................................
Number of          5.     Sole Voting Power            None
Shares             ............................................................
Beneficially       6.     Shared Voting Power          8,276,134
Owned by Each      ............................................................
Reporting          7.     Sole Dispositive Power       None
Person With        ............................................................
                   8.     Shared Dispositive Power     8,276,134
...............................................................................
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

         8,276,134
...............................................................................
10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
         Instructions)

         [X]
...............................................................................
11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

         5.1% based on 162,656,744 shares outstanding as of June 29, 2005.
...............................................................................
12.      Type of Reporting Person:

         CO



                                                            Page 6 of 11 Pages

Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer:

               Alamosa Holdings, Inc. (the "Issuer)

Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

               5225 South Loop 289, Suite 120, Lubbock, TX 79424

Item 2(a).     Name of Person Filing

               This  Statement  is filed on  behalf  of each of the  following
persons (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"):

               i)   Glenview Capital Management, LLC ("Glenview Capital
                    Management");

               ii)  Glenview Capital GP, LLC ("Glenview Capital GP");

               iii) Lawrence M. Robbins ("Mr. Robbins"); and

               iv)  Glenview Capital Master Fund, Ltd. ("Glenview Capital
                    Master Fund").

               This Statement  relates to Shares (as defined  herein) held for
the accounts of Glenview Capital Master Fund, Glenview Capital Partners, L.P.,
a  Delaware  limited  partnership  ("Glenview  Capital  Partners"),   Glenview
Institutional  Partners,  L.P.,  a  Delaware  limited  partnership  ("Glenview
Institutional Partners"), GCM Little Arbor Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands
exempted   company  ("GCM  Little  Arbor  Master  Fund");   GCM  Little  Arbor
Institutional  Partners,  L.P., a Delaware  limited  partnership  ("GCM Little
Arbor  Institutional  Partners"),  and GCM  Little  Arbor  Partners,  L.P.,  a
Delaware limited partnership ("GCM Little Arbor Partners").

               Glenview  Capital  Management  serves as investment  manager to
each of Glenview Capital Partners,  Glenview Institutional Partners,  Glenview
Capital   Master  Fund,  GCM  Little  Arbor  Master  Fund,  GCM  Little  Arbor
Institutional  Partners,  and GCM Little  Arbor  Partners.  In such  capacity,
Glenview Capital Management may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power
over the Shares held for the  accounts of each of Glenview  Capital  Partners,
Glenview  Institutional  Partners,  Glenview  Capital  Master Fund, GCM Little
Arbor Master Fund,  GCM Little Arbor  Institutional  Partners,  and GCM Little
Arbor Partners. Glenview Capital GP is the general partner of Glenview Capital
Partners,  Glenview  Institutional  Partners,  GCM Little Arbor  Institutional
Partners and GCM Little Arbor Partners. Glenview Capital GP also serves as the
sponsor of the  Glenview  Capital  Master Fund and the GCM Little Arbor Master
Fund. In such capacities, Glenview Capital GP may be deemed to have voting and
dispositive  power over the Shares  held for the  accounts of each of Glenview
Capital Partners,  Glenview  Institutional  Partners,  Glenview Capital Master
Fund, GCM Little Arbor Master Fund, GCM Little Arbor  Institutional  Partners,
and GCM Little Arbor Partners.  Mr. Robbins is the Chief Executive  Officer of
Glenview Capital Management and Glenview Capital GP.

Item 2(b).     Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence

               The  address  of the  principal  business  office  of  each  of
Glenview Capital Management,  Glenview Capital GP, and Mr. Robbins is 399 Park
Avenue,  Floor 39, New York,  New York  10022.  The  address of the  principal
business  office of  Glenview  Capital  Master Fund is Harbour  Centre,  North
Church Street,  P.O. Box 8966T,  George Town,  Grand Cayman,  Cayman  Islands,
British West Indies.





                                                            Page 7 of 11 Pages


Item 2(c).     Citizenship

               i)   Glenview Capital Management is a Delaware limited
                    liability company;

               ii)  Glenview Capital GP is a Delaware limited liability
                    company;

               iii) Mr. Robbins is a citizen of the United States of America;
                    and

               iv)  Glenview Capital Master Fund is a Cayman Islands exempted
                    company.

Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities:

               Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares")

Item 2(e).     CUSIP Number:

               011589108

Item 3.        If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to ss.ss.240.13d-1(b) or
               240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

               This Item 3 is not applicable.

Item 4.        Ownership:

Item 4(a)      Amount Beneficially Owned:

               (i) As of August 1, 2005, each of Glenview Capital  Management,
Glenview  Capital GP and Mr. Robbins may be deemed to be the beneficial  owner
of 14,033,253  Shares.  This amount consists of: (A) 1,106,779 Shares held for
the account of Glenview  Capital  Partners;  (B) 8,276,134 Shares held for the
account of Glenview  Capital  Master Fund;  (C) 4,188,749  Shares held for the
account of Glenview  Institutional  Partners;  (D) 354,223 Shares held for the
account of the GCM Little Arbor Master  Fund;  (E) 99,728  Shares held for the
account of GCM Little Arbor Institutional  Partners; and (F) 7,640 Shares held
for the account of GCM Little Arbor Partners.

               (ii) As of August 1, 2005,  Glenview Capital Master Fund may be
deemed to be the beneficial owner of the 8,276,134 Shares held for its account.

Item 4(b)      Percent of Class:

               (i) The  number  of Shares of which  each of  Glenview  Capital
Management,  Glenview  Capital  GP and Mr.  Robbins  may be  deemed  to be the
beneficial owner constitutes  approximately 8.6% of the total number of Shares
outstanding  (based  upon  information  provided  by the Issuer in its current
report on Form 8-K  filed on June 30,  2003,  there  were  162,656,744  Shares
outstanding as of June 29, 2005).

               (ii) The number of Shares of which Glenview Capital Master Fund
may be deemed to be the beneficial owner constitutes approximately 5.1% of the
total number of Shares outstanding.




                                                            Page 8 of 11 Pages


Item 4(c)      Number of Shares of which such person has:

Glenview Capital Management, Glenview Capital GP and Mr. Robbins:
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(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:                                   0

(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:                       14,033,253

(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:                    0

(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:          14,033,253

Glenview Capital Master Fund:
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(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:                                   0

(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:                        8,276,134

(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:                    0

(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:           8,276,134

Item 5.        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

               This Item 5 is not applicable

Item 6.        Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

               This Item 6 is not applicable

Item 7.        Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
               Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
               Company:

               This Item 7 is not applicable.

Item 8.        Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

               This Item 8 is not applicable.

Item 9.        Notice of Dissolution of Group:

               This Item 9 is not applicable.

Item 10.       Certification:

               By signing below each of the Reporting  Persons certifies that,
to the best of their  knowledge and belief,  the securities  referred to above
were not  acquired  and are not held for the  purpose of or with the effect of
changing or  influencing  the control of the issuer of the securities and were
not acquired and are not held in connection  with or as a  participant  in any
transaction having that purpose or effect.





                                                            Page 9 of 11 Pages


                                   SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.

Date: August 2, 2005                     GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC


                                         By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                             ---------------------------------
                                         Name: Lawrence M. Robbins
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 2, 2005                     GLENVIEW CAPITAL GP, LLC


                                         By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                             ---------------------------------
                                         Name: Lawrence M. Robbins
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 2, 2005                     GLENVIEW CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LTD.

                                         By: Glenview Capital Management, LLC
                                             As Investment Manager


                                         By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                             ---------------------------------
                                         Name: Lawrence M. Robbins
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 2, 2005                     LAWRENCE M. ROBBINS


                                         /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
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                                                            Page 10 of 11 Pages


                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


Ex.                                                                    Page No.
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A.   Joint Filing Agreement, dated August 2, 2005 by and among
     Glenview Capital Management, LLC, Glenview Capital GP, LLC,
     Glenview Capital Master Fund, Ltd., and Lawrence M.
     Robbins....................................................          11






                                                            Page 11 of 11 Pages



                                   EXHIBIT A

                            JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

          The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G with
respect to the Common Stock of Alamosa  Holdings,  Inc.  dated as of August 2,
2005 is, and any  amendments  thereto  (including  amendments on Schedule 13D)
signed  by each of the  undersigned  shall  be,  filed on behalf of each of us
pursuant to and in accordance  with the  provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


Date: August 2, 2005                     GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC


                                          By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins          
                                              ---------------------------------
                                          Name: Lawrence M. Robbins            
                                          Title: Chief Executive Officer       
                                                                               
Date: August 2, 2005                      GLENVIEW CAPITAL GP, LLC             
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                          By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins          
                                              ---------------------------------
                                          Name: Lawrence M. Robbins            
                                          Title: Chief Executive Officer       

Date: August 2, 2005                      GLENVIEW CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LTD.   
                                                                               
                                          By: Glenview Capital Management, LLC 
                                              As Investment Manager            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                          By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins          
                                              ---------------------------------
                                          Name: Lawrence M. Robbins            
                                          Title: Chief Executive Officer       

Date: August 2, 2005                      LAWRENCE M. ROBBINS                  
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                          /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins              
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