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Former Alamo Trust CEO Sues Patrick and Buckingham Over Alleged First Amendment Retaliation

The case centers on claims that top Texas officials punished her views on Alamo history in violation of free‑speech rights.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks as officials and guests gather for the unveiling of the Alamo's new Palisade Exhibit on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. Patrick is listed as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by former Alamo Trust president and CEO Kate Rogers. 
Alamo Trust President and CEO Hope Andrade greets Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham during the re-dedication of the Alamo Cenotaph on Nov. 11. 
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham is named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by former Alamo Trust president and CEO Kate Rogers. 
Former Alamo Trust president and CEO Kate Rogers has filed a lawsuit following her Oct. 23 resignation, claiming she was denied severance pay after being interviewed by a magazine.  

Overview

  • Kate Rogers filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking reinstatement as Alamo Trust president and CEO along with monetary damages.
  • The suit names Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, the Alamo Trust, the Remember the Alamo Foundation, board chair Welcome Wilson Jr., and current CEO Esperanza “Hope” Andrade.
  • Rogers alleges her severance was revoked after she spoke with Texas Monthly about her pressured resignation following an Indigenous Peoples Day post.
  • The filing recounts Buckingham’s public rebuke of the Oct. 13 post as “Woke” and says Patrick later demanded Rogers resign after reading her 2023 dissertation on broadening the Alamo narrative.
  • The Alamo Trust and the Texas General Land Office declined immediate comment as the $550 million visitor center and museum project proceeds toward a planned 2027 opening.