The Alamo is once again calling upon the People of Texas to come to its aid, just as Travis did 189 years ago,” said Dr. Kate ...

"The garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken," Alamo commander Lt. Col. William Barrett Travis, just 26, wrote in a combative statement of Texan defiance on Feb. 24, 1836, as the ...

On the 177th anniversary of the battle, this year's Dawn at the Alamo observance seemed to have special meaning, with Lt. Col. William Barret Travis' famed "victory or death" letter sheltered in ...

Book Excerpt The Gates of the Alamo Colonel Travis and his slave, Joe, are trying to stay awake in the early-morning hours of March 6, 1836, as they await the final assault.

People take pictures and get a closer look at the Alamo’s newest statue of Lt. Col. William Barret Travis inside the Ralston Family Collections Center in San Antonio, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.

The bill proposes moving the so-called ‘Victory or Death’ letter to the Alamo in San Antonio for permanent public display. The letter was written on February 24, 1836 by Lt. Colonel William ...

Slone McNutt, 8th grader at the Hockaday School of Dallas with Texas Senator Bob Hall The Captain Albert Martin Alamo Rider Award Recipient Loren Liechty and Susana McNutt The Rockwall Marine Corp ...

On March 6, 1836, nearly 1800 soldiers in the Mexican army of Antonio López de Santa Anna attacked the Alamo after a 13-day siege. ... also the watch of Colonel Travis and other officers.

The Society is gifting a 203 pound plaque containing all 220 words of the Col. William Barrett Travis “Victory of Death” letter from the Alamo to every courthouse in Texas.

In 2024, 16 counties held dedications of the Col Travis Alamo letter plaques at their court houses. In 2025, 31 plaques are scheduled to be dedicated.

Slone McNutt, 8th grader at the Hockaday School of Dallas with Texas Senator Bob Hall The Captain Albert Martin Alamo Rider Award Recipient Loren Liechty and Susana McNutt The Rockwall Marine Corp ...

Slone McNutt, 8th grader at the Hockaday School of Dallas with Texas Senator Bob Hall The Captain Albert Martin Alamo Rider Award Recipient Loren Liechty and Susana McNutt The Rockwall Marine Corp ...