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Here's San Antonio's and the surrounding area's vibrant July 4th celebrations from parades to exhilarating fireworks.  ...
In 1835, volunteers from New Orleans joined the Texas Revolution and fought at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. Their flag, which was captured at the Alamo, is on display at Mexico City's National ...
This flag, which belonged to the Guerrero Battalion, which arrived at the Alamo on March 7, 1836, was one of nine historic flags from the Texas Revolution and Civil War which were unveiled June 29 ...
WASHINGTON – A Texas congressman wants the Alamo's flag back. Houston Republican John Culberson, describing himself as a "history enthusiast," announced Thursday that he's included language in a ...
After consultations with Texas officials, including the librarian Robert Martin, and after learning all he could about the Alamo flag itself, Smiley developed a three-part plan to get the flag ...
A Texas State Representative is asking Mexico to temporarily return the only known flag to have flown at the Alamo in 1836 back to the Lone Star state.
Probably every Texan is aware of the Six Flags that flew over Texas. Those flags were: Spain’s flag, 1519-1685 and 1690-1821; French flag, 1685-1690; Mexico, 1821-1836; Republic of Texas, 1836 ...
Visitors at the Alamo got a close look Saturday at the sturdy creatures that, for a fleeting period in Texas history, were the U.S. Army’s alternative to horses and mules. The humped mammals provided ...
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said she’s begun talks with Mexico on a future loan to temporarily display two precious artifacts at the Alamo: the only flag known to have flown there in ...
Around 4:30 p.m., the Texas National Guard was seen arriving at Alamo Plaza. Earlier in the week, Gov. Greg Abbott announced he was sending more than 2,000 Texas DPS troopers and 5,000 Texas National ...
Chapultepec Castle, a fortress, stately home and a museum since the 1940s, has the New Orleans Greys flag captured at the Alamo and one of Santa Anna’s prosthetic legs.
Not just any flags, but two battle flags captured during the Texas Revolution of 1835-1836. Stephens has been proposing the trade for 60 years. Much earlier in his remarkable life, Stephens, 87 ...