During his lifetime, Crockett—who went by David, not Davy—shaped his own myth. In the 20th century, his legacy got a boost ...

AUSTIN — The Texas history museum on Thursday abruptly pulled out of an event scheduled for that night on a new book that re-examines the story of The Alamo, prompting claims of state censorship ...

In “Forget the Alamo – The Rise and Fall of an American Myth,” the authors want to tell the “real” story of the Alamo and the development of Texas as the Lone Star State.

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 ...

In a news release, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush said the online tool is the first to allow visitors to simultaneously see the 1836 Alamo, which now is "very hard to recognize," and the ...

But Texas’ history of welcoming desperate outsiders is even longer than ADL’s. Visit the Alamo and you’ll see foreign flags representing the 26 Europeans who gave their lives for Texas ...

So let me get this straight: in Dallas, Texas — Dallas, Texas! — the school board is thinking about expunging the names of Sam Houston, as well as Alamo heroes Jim Bowie and William Travis?

They show both sides.” Texas Rising, which had its world premiere at the MIPTV television market in Cannes on Monday, April 13, starts with the fall of the Alamo.

Hundreds of families, Lone Star heritage buffs and wide-eyed tourists stopped outside the Alamo on Saturday to take in a history lesson and snap photos of loved ones shaking hands with an actor ...