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Memorial Day is when we pause and honor those who gave their lives for our freedom. Some were famous men who died in battle.

No, I did not fight at the Alamo, at least not in Texas. I arrived a little too late and missed it by at least a few decades. I did, however, visit the Alamo, and I was quite glad there was no ...

No, I did not fight at the Alamo, at least not in Texas. I arrived a little too late and missed it by at least a few decades.

Commissioners Court Monday voted to approve Auditor Mellissa Smith to publish bids for pugmill services for all four ...

Retired professor Stephen L. Hardin has written two standard books of Texas history, one about the revolution, another about ...

A bill racing through the Texas Legislature would put the historic site under a commission made up of the governor, ...

The education center, scheduled to be open in 2026, will be the first stop for students visiting the mission-turned-fortress ...

The former Alamo Hall and annex are transforming into the brand new Texas Cavaliers Alamo Education Center, a massive learning space for children from all over Texas. That center is going to include ...

A bill passed by the Texas Senate would shake up the management of the Alamo complex and allow the Daughters of the Texas Revolution to resume their role overseeing day-to-day operation of the ...

William Barret Travis's famed "Victory or Death" letter, written inside the walls of the besieged Alamo on Feb. 24, 1836, is one of the most important historical documents in Texas. It's also one of ...

The bill proposes moving the so-called ‘Victory or Death’ letter to the Alamo in San Antonio for permanent public display. The letter was written on February 24, 1836 by Lt. Colonel William Travis, ...