Work is ramping up on large-scale restoration efforts at the Alamo, including a massive undertaking to protect the site’s iconic mission church and a project to partially disassemble and restore the ...

In 2008, Gordon-Reed published “The Hemingses of Monticello,” about the extended family, winning the Pulitzer Prize for History. Related: Truths about slavery taking shape for Alamo plan ...

Bearing the history of Texas itself, the Mission San Antonio de Valero (known as the Alamo) has passed through multiple hands in its nearly 300-year history. It has belonged to Spain, Mexico ...

No one is trying to topple the Alamo quite yet, but a new revisionist book on the foundational event of Texas history partakes of the iconoclastic spirit of our time. The book, titled “Forget the ...

Hardin has served as a historical advisor for television and film productions on Texas history. He answers questions about what it's like to visit the Alamo. Does the Alamo attract many tourists?

The 157 men under William B. Travis’ command were surrounded by thousands of Mexican soldiers at the Alamo when he penned one ...

bronze statues of Alamo soldiers in the Cavalry Courtyard. At the Living History encampment, visitors can learn more about frontier life in early Texas through hands-on demonstrations. Recent ...

Spanish-language tours are now offered twice every day at 11:15 am and 2:15 p.m., and are led by expert guides providing a narrative of the “diverse stories of the people who lived, fought, and died ...

SAN ANTONIO - On Feb. 8, 1836, Davy Crockett arrived in San Antonio 27 days before the fall of the Alamo. One legend claims Crockett was commander of the “Tennessee Mounted Volunteers.” ...

Colorado may have been embarrassed by BYU at Saturday’s Alamo Bowl, but Deion Sanders and his Buffaloes can take comfort knowing they helped set a record just by showing up. The Alamo Bowl ...

Scott Huddleston is a veteran staff writer, covering education, local history, preservation and the Alamo. He can be reached at [email protected]. He has been reporting for the Express ...