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

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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 2)

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


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


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


                                December 31, 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) [ ]
.................................................................................
3.       SEC Use Only
.................................................................................
4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization

         Delaware
.................................................................................
Number of          5.     Sole Voting Power            None
Shares             .............................................................
Beneficially       6.     Shared Voting Power          16,320,448
Owned by Each      .............................................................
Reporting          7.     Sole Dispositive Power       None
Person With        .............................................................
                   8.     Shared Dispositive Power     16,320,448
.................................................................................
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

         16,320,448
.................................................................................
10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares   (See
         Instructions)

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

         9.9% based on 163,474,422 shares outstanding as of December 16, 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) [ ]
.................................................................................
3.       SEC Use Only
.................................................................................
4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization

         Delaware
.................................................................................
Number of          5.     Sole Voting Power            None
Shares             .............................................................
Beneficially       6.     Shared Voting Power          16,320,448
Owned by Each      .............................................................
Reporting          7.     Sole Dispositive Power       None
Person With        .............................................................
                   8.     Shared Dispositive Power     16,320,448
.................................................................................
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

         16,320,448
.................................................................................
10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares   (See
         Instructions)

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

         9.9% based on 163,474,422 shares outstanding as of December 16, 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) [ ]
.................................................................................
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          16,320,448
Owned by Each      .............................................................
Reporting          7.     Sole Dispositive Power       None
Person With        .............................................................
                   8.     Shared Dispositive Power     16,320,448
.................................................................................
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

         16,320,448
.................................................................................
10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares   (See
         Instructions)

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

         9.9% based on 163,474,422 shares outstanding as of December 16, 2005.
.................................................................................
12.      Type of Reporting Person:

         IA





                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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

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

         Cayman Islands, British West Indies
.................................................................................
Number of          17.     Sole Voting Power            None
Shares             .............................................................
Beneficially       18.     Shared Voting Power          8,821,712
Owned by Each      .............................................................
Reporting          19.     Sole Dispositive Power       None
Person With        .............................................................
                   20.     Shared Dispositive Power     8,821,712
.................................................................................
21.      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

         8,821,712
.................................................................................
22.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares   (See
         Instructions)

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

         5.4% based on 163,474,422 shares outstanding as of December 16, 2005.
.................................................................................
24.      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 February 14, 2006, each of Glenview Capital Management,
Glenview  Capital GP and Mr. Robbins may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of
16,320,448  Shares.  This amount consists of: (A) 1,175,679  Shares held for the
account of Glenview Capital Partners;  (B) 8,821,712 Shares held for the account
of Glenview  Capital Master Fund;  (C) 4,651,849  Shares held for the account of
Glenview  Institutional  Partners;  (D) 1,304,255 Shares held for the account of
the GCM Little Arbor Master Fund; (E) 344,704 Shares held for the account of GCM
Little Arbor Institutional  Partners; and (F) 22,249 Shares held for the account
of GCM Little Arbor Partners.

               (ii) As of February 14, 2006, Glenview Capital Master Fund may be
deemed to be the beneficial owner of 8,821,712 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  9.9% 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 163,474,422 Shares outstanding as
of December 16, 2005).

               (ii) The number of Shares of which  Glenview  Capital Master Fund
may be deemed to be the beneficial owner constitutes  approximately  5.4% 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:                         16,320,448

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

(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:            16,320,448

Glenview Capital Master Fund:
-----------------------------

(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:                                     0

(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:                          8,821,712

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

(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:             8,821,712

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:

               See disclosure in Item 2 hereof.

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: February 14, 2006                     GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC


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

Date: February 14, 2006                     GLENVIEW CAPITAL GP, LLC


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

Date: February 14, 2006                     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: February 14, 2006                     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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B.   Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 14, 2006 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 B

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

     The undersigned  hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G, Amendment
No. 2 with respect to the Common  Stock of Alamosa  Holdings,  Inc.  dated as of
February  14,  2006 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: February 14, 2006                     GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC


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

Date: February 14, 2006                     GLENVIEW CAPITAL GP, LLC


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

Date: February 14, 2006                     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: February 14, 2006                     LAWRENCE M. ROBBINS

                                            /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                            ------------------------------------