Dan Patrick is the lieutenant governor of Texas. I was incredibly disappointed with former San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg's attack on Republicans for the recent removal of Kate Rogers as president ...
In his commentary, "Alamo story reminds citizens they have power," Another View, Jan. 31, Bryan J. Norwood Jr. wrote an insightful sentence, "The (Alamo) defenders were not perfect men-part of their ...
A new book is recasting the question - do you remember the Alamo? - to, how do you remember the Alamo? The authors argued that a significant driver for Texas independence was the expansion of slavery.
SAN ANTONIO — The legendary American frontiersman and folk hero Davy Crockett would be proud. Remembering the Alamo, including the bravery of Crockett and the other men who fought and died here in ...
For generations in Texas, stories about the slaughtered defenders of Texas independence at the Alamo celebrated their bravery but minimized their support of slavery. They were fighting for freedom, ...
SAN ANTONIO -- -- SAN ANTONIO -- Everyone remembers the Alamo, even if they've never seen it. About 2.5 million people each year visit the site of the pivotal battle in Texas's revolt against Mexico. ...
This year, Texas marks the 190th anniversary of the siege of the Alamo and the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence as our nation approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of ...
Imagine being assigned the challenge of developing and implementing a comprehensive interpretive plan of a military site that was destined to become the setting of a famous battle cry, leading to the ...