The buildup to the battle. Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821. Texas was a contested territory, and by 1836 the Alamo had become a military outpost as Texans fought to win independence ...

Many of the Alamo followers come to San Antonio for the battle anniversary, including a group of Europeans who travel here from from Sweden. That group has grown in recent years from four to 16 ...

The historic Alamo Church is being restored and preserved for future generations of Texans.(Courtesy: The Alamo Trust, Inc.) Texas’ most iconic historic site is getting more than a facelift. A ...

The siege of the Alamo lasted for 13 days, from Feb. 23 to March 6, 1836, when the Mexican army surrounded and attacked the Alamo. Between 1,800 and 6,000 Mexican soldiers besieged the fort, while ...

“The Alamo” got off to a non-blockbuster start over the weekend. Walt Disney Co.’s $100-million feature tied for third place at the box office, with an estimated $9.2 million in ticket sales ...

Nearly 200 years after the historic battle, Texans are still fighting over how exactly to remember the Alamo. Officials in San Antonio are preparing to break ground on a $550 million project that ...

The badly outnumbered men who made their final stand against the Mexican Army in 1836 made the Alamo a symbol of Texas freedom. Today the Alamo is again the setting for a battle over liberty.

The fight over the Alamo comes as the story of America’s racial history, from slavery to Reconstruction, is the subject of a fierce political battle in Texas and around the country.

Two men from Germany who were in the Alamo garrison killed in the 1836 battle were remembered Monday at the historic mission and battle site. Little has been written about Henry Thomas and Henry ...

SAN ANTONIO — Updated plans for a 100,000-square-foot Alamo museum feature a two-story gallery highlighting the 1836 battle and free public access to lobby exhibits on the west wall and other ...

Updates to the Spanish mission, which was the site of the historic Battle of the Alamo in 1836 during Texas' fight for independence from Mexico, will include a new 100,000-square-foot visitor ...