AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - One the most important documents in Texas history is closer to going on display in a new permanent home ... killing all of the Alamo’s defenders. The Travis Letter ...

The only portions of the 1836 ... defenders transcended mere history, entering into the realm of myth. The slaughter at the Alamo finally awakened the Texians to their peril. It forcefully drove ...

1836 by Lt. Colonel William Travis, asking for reinforcements as the Alamo was surrounded by the Mexican army. According to the Texas State Library, Mexican General Santa Anna’s troops broke through ...