A relative of Samuel Maverick recently donated the cannon to the Alamo. The Alamo Trust plans to display it at its museum, ...

The original cannon was acquired in the leadup to the Alamo's 190th anniversary celebration. The Alamo has acquired an original cannon used in the 1836 ...

The Battle of the Alamo in 1836 resulted in victory by Mexico, but was soon followed by independence for Texas.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Alamo has acquired a rare swivel cannon used during the historic 1836 Battle of the Alamo, bringing the total number of battle-used cannons in its collection to 11. The ...

Thursday marks the 189th anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo, where the Mexican army's rout of Texas revolutionaries would later inspire the fateful defeat of Mexican forces under the battle cry ...

I disagree with your editorial and, surprisingly for me, agree with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s commentary, “The 1836 battle is the focus of the Alamo story,” which was published on the same page. The ...

SAN ANTONIO — Starting this weekend, people visiting the Alamo will have a chance to see one of the pivotal events in Texas history in a new way. Brick by brick, the Alamo Trust is offering visitors a ...

A simmering dispute over planned renovations to the Alamo erupted into a war of words between two Republican elected state officials this week. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick joined critics of Land Commissioner ...

SAN ANTONIO - The Alamo has added a rare piece of Texas history to its collection with the acquisition of a cannon used during the 1836 Battle of the Alamo.The ...

“The Alamo became a hammer for bashing Mexican-Americans in Texas,” says Crisp, a Yale-educated Texan. “It was portrayed as a race war” between Mexicans on one side and American settlers thirsting for ...