Seguín and his men joined Colonel William B. Travis in the Alamo when Santa Anna arrived on February 23. They were soon surrounded. Travis sent Seguín across enemy lines to ask for ...

SAN ANTONIO - The Alamo launched a statewide campaign to raise funds for its preservation on the anniversary of Travis’ Call for reinforcements. The Statewide Stampede Campaign, is a historic ...

SAN ANTONIO — A famous letter penned while the Alamo was under siege is returning to where it was written for a special exhibit. William B. Travis wrote the iconic and defiant letter on February ...

trying to find a way into the Alamo. What bothered Joe was that he didn’t think Travis believed it himself. He was usually a quick and furious letter writer, but now he was wrestling with every ...

The Alamo, where the defeat of Texas revolutionaries by Mexican forces inspired an iconic battle cry, marks its 189th ...

SAN ANTONIO — The highly anticipated postseason matchup BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff had dubbed “the People’s Big 12 Championship” turned into a rout as the Cougars dominated conference ...

and by 1836 the Alamo had become a military outpost as Texans fought to win independence. That February, 189 Texan soldiers commanded by James Bowie and William Travis had locked themselves inside ...