Before the battle at the Alamo, a band of Texians seized control of San Antonio from the Mexican forces sent to hold what was ...

San Antonio is embarking on a $550 million project to restore the historic Alamo, but some critics have concerns about how slavery will be portrayed in the changes. Updates to the Spanish mission, ...

We rightly recognize slavery as a grievous wrong, but to declare the Alamo battle was fought because of slavery is to flatten a complex moment.

It depends on your definition of a survivor. As far as is known, only a few dependents of the Texian combatants spent most or all of the siege within the Alamo walls. Bruce Winders, curator and ...

Two men from Germany who were in the Alamo garrison killed in the 1836 battle were remembered Monday at the historic mission and battle site. Little has been written about Henry Thomas and Henry ...

The president and CEO of the Alamo Trust, Kate Rogers, has resigned under pressure from Texas’ lieutenant governor, Dan Patrick, who took issue with views she expressed in a 2023 doctoral dissertation ...

The conversion of a row of historic structures into a visitors center and museum, as shown in this rendering, is just part of the $550 million transformation of Alamo Plaza in San Antonio. Tomorrow ...

SAN ANTONIO - The Alamo has announced the restoration of the Alamo Cenotaph. The monument, also known as the Spirit of Sacrifice, was originally dedicated in 1940 to commemorate the Battle of the ...

Many myths and misconceptions surround the storied Battle of the Alamo. Over time, paintings, newspaper articles, movies and television have portrayed the 1836 battle in ways that have been questioned ...

For the first time, the Alamo has launched guided tours entirely in Spanish — the latest move in an effort to try to tell a more diverse history of the Texas landmark. Thousands of people visit San ...

SAN ANTONIO — The Alamo is set to host a new event that sheds light on the untold stories of women who survived and helped shape Texas history. This event, which has been months in the making, aims to ...