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Alamo Trust CEO Resigns After Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Objects to Dissertation on Site’s Narrative

The resignation intensifies a statewide fight over who shapes the Alamo’s story as a costly redevelopment advances toward a 2027 museum opening.

Construction continues on the Crockett Building, left, and the Woolworth Building, right. The buildings will become an Alamo Visitor Center and Museum, with a targeted completion in fall 2027.
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FILE - A ranger patrols the ground of the Alamo in San Antonio, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2016, file photo, a member of the San Antonio Living History Association stands on the grounds on the Alamo as he waits to take part in a reenactment to deliver William B. Travis' "Victory or Death" letter, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Overview

  • Kate Rogers said she resigned Thursday in a statement released Friday, and her name was removed from the Alamo Trust website as news outlets reported her departure.
  • Patrick posted excerpts of Rogers’ 2023 doctoral dissertation and argued her views were incompatible with emphasizing the 1836 battle he calls the '13 Days of Glory.'
  • Rogers’ paper criticized recent conservative education policies, referenced the book 'Forget the Alamo,' and supported telling a broader history that includes Indigenous peoples and slavery.
  • San Antonio leaders, including Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and County Judge Peter Sakai, condemned Patrick’s intervention, while Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham praised the outcome.
  • The dispute comes after controversy over an Indigenous Peoples Day post and unfolds as a $500–$550 million redevelopment proceeds, with a new visitor center and museum planned to open in 2027 and governance set to shift to a new Alamo Commission by 2028.