Here are a few tidbits before visiting the state’s most popular historic site, which is now in the middle of a massive upgrade and expansion. Appreciating the Alamo’s many historical crosscurrents and ...

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath called on the 5.5 million public school children statewide to come to the aid of the Alamo. The historic mission and battle site, now undergoing a $550 million ...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — It took just 90 minutes for history to be made on March 6, 1836, when the Mexican army of Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna set out to reclaim the Alamo Mission in a bid to regain ...

SAN ANTONIO − During a recent road trip to this beguiling Texas city, I spent a considerable amount of time in churches. Most were Catholic churches, of course, since San Antonio's origins revolved ...

Joshua Obadiah had to consult his parents and carefully consider an unusual acting opportunity. But in the end, he agreed to portray an enslaved survivor of the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, known only as ...

On the second Monday of October, the historic Alamo’s official X account posted two messages: one wishing its followers a happy Columbus Day, and another recognizing Indigenous people. “Today, we ...