87th LegislatureState HouseAlamo, Confederate Monuments Featured Prominently in Heated House Committee Hearing
From Mission Indians to Sons of the Confederacy, the hearing revealed the continued life of feuds as old as Texas itself.
From Mission Indians to Sons of the Confederacy, the hearing revealed the continued life of feuds as old as Texas itself.
Two Republicans want to keep the story as it's been told. One Democrat wants respect for a tribe that called the mission home.
The Lipan Apache and the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecans once waged war on each other. Now they've joined forces against Alamo leadership.
George P. Bush and the City of San Antonio have lately come to terms with a decision made months ago: "Cenotaph ain't moving."
Some Democrats have put Confederate monuments in their crosshairs, though Slaton’s bill also nods in a different direction: the Alamo.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
The City of San Antonio made the relocation of the cenotaph a key first step in their plan, rankling commissioners who weren't convinced.
West said if Harris County Clerk Hollins does not follow the law and court orders regarding mail-in ballots, the attorney general should confiscate the unsecured printed materials.
This week — lawmakers ask for coronavirus aid to lower appraisals, the governor to intervene in Alamo drama, and an agency to name which businesses were granted regulatory waivers.