San Ramon Valley Fire said that they were called to Alamo on Wednesday afternoon after a part of a tree fell down and damaged ...

Hundreds of civilians are believed to have died while fleeing east to Louisiana during the Texas Revolution 189 years ago.

Alamo officials today confirmed that limestone from a historic quarry that once existed at the zoo’s location was excavated ...

Usually we remember the sites of victories -- not defeats. What makes the fall of the Alamo so memorable? Almost as soon as the smoke cleared, the Alamo and its defenders transcended mere history ...

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

On March 12, 1836, six days after the fall of the Alamo, Gen. Sam Houston sent an urgent message to Goliad ordering Philip Dimmit to meet him at Gonzales. Few Anglo-Americans came to Texas earlier ...

Juana's husband, Dr. Horace Alsbury, had left the Alamo on February 23, the day the Mexicans arrived, probably seeking a safe place for his family. The couple reunited after the fall of the Alamo ...

Actors conduct a candlelight vigil in front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, on March 6, 2001, during a re-enactment of its fall to Mexican forces after a 13-day siege in 1836. (Photo by Joe ...