Presidio San Sabá, located near Menard, Texas, was established by Spain in 1757 to secure its territorial claims and foster ...

SAN ANTONIO − During a recent road trip to this beguiling Texas city, I spent a considerable amount of time in churches. Most were Catholic churches, of course, since San Antonio's origins revolved ...

In this "From the Archives" series — subtitled in jest "20,000 Years of Austin History in 20 Minutes" — we've introduced the concept for the series, and devoted one column to the arrival of humans in ...

It’s possibly the most overlooked and forgotten part of the historic San Antonio missions. But Texans have an opportunity this weekend to visit Rancho de las Cabras, a comparatively remote piece of ...

Thursday marks the 189th anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo, where the Mexican army's rout of Texas revolutionaries would later inspire the fateful defeat of Mexican forces under the battle cry ...

Acts of vandalism and attempted break-ins are nothing new at Texas’ only UNESCO World Heritage site — San Antonio’s Spanish colonial missions — but the National Park Service said incidents are on the ...