Texas lawmakers quietly set aside millions more for massive Alamo makeover

Texas lawmakers last summer quietly earmarked another $150 million in taxpayer dollars for the massive makeover of the Alamo, ...

You remember the Alamo, but what do you know about the Siege of Bexar?

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

Controversy reignited over telling the story of the Alamo

A controversy has erupted at the Alamo—the storied San Antonio mission and symbol of Texan independence— as Republican state leaders moved to oust the head of the Alamo Trust, Inc. amid a dispute over ...
New York Sun

‘Remember the Alamo,’ but for What? Dispute Over Interpretation of History Leads to Trust CEO’s Ouster

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 ...
Cleveland.com

Indigenous Peoples Day post revives debate over how the Alamo’s history should be told

“This is frankly unacceptable and it has been deleted,” Buckingham said about the Alamo’s Indigenous Peoples Day post. “Woke has no place at the Alamo.” The scrap was the latest in an enduring dispute ...
NJ.com

Indigenous Peoples Day post revives debate over how the Alamo’s history should be told

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 ...