The ad line proclaimed: “We of the ‘Alamo’ cast are praying harder -- than the real Texans prayed for their lives in the Alamo -- for Chill Wills to win the Oscar as best supporting actor ...

The original screen-used stunt bike from the classic 1985 film “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” was acquired by the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. The item played a big role in the movie as Pee-wee Herman, ...

The San Antonio landmark plays a key role in the film chronicling Pee-wee Herman’s search for his stolen bicycle when a devious fortuneteller tells him the bike is located in the Alamo’s basement. Pee ...

Alamo workers discover 3 bodies during restoration efforts at the historic Spanish mission . The bodies appeared to belong a teenager, an infant and a large adult.

After the Battle of the Alamo, General Santa Anna ordered his troops to destroy as much of the mission as possible. When I visited the Alamo recently, this destruction was evident. The site ...

Last week San Antonio’s City Council voted 9-2 to authorize the use of eminent domain to take a bar owner’s property because the city wants it for a $400 million makeover of the Alamo mission ...

The Alamo is the best known of five Spanish missions established by the Franciscans. It was first built as Mission San Antonio de Valero in 1718 and was moved to its present location six years later.