"It has come to my attention that a post referencing Indigenous People's Day was published from Official Alamo social media accounts…"

By Ann Althouse on November 20, 2025

“… on October 13, 2025. Given that on October 9th, President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation declaring the second Monday of October to be Columbus Day, I have serious concerns regarding the writing, approval, and posting process of the Alamo Trust, Inc. (ATI) Communications Team in coordination with ATI leadership…. This is not the first incident that has highlighted personnel who are misaligned with the culture of The Alamo…. Specifically, the second draft of the Visitors Center & Museum (VCM) script, where a ‘Land Acknowledgement’ plaque was to be displayed in the lobby. Additionally, ‘Freedom’ was only mentioned once, ‘Liberty’ a mere 13 times, but ‘Slavery’ and ‘Enslaved’ were mentioned nearly 70 times. This speaks to a pattern of behavior that is completely misaligned with the priorities of my office, and the vast majority of Texans who care so deeply for our Shrine of Liberty….”

Wrote Dawn Buckingham, the Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, in a letter discussed at a WaPo article titled “Republican overseeing Alamo renovation ousted after ‘woke’ social media post/Kate Roger, a Republican, has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against state officials after a social media post and PhD dissertation led to her losing the job of overseeing a massive renovation of the Texas landmark” (gift link).

And here’s what Rogers had written in her 2023 PhD dissertation: “Personally, I would love to see the Alamo become a beacon for historical reconciliation and a place that brings people together versus tearing them apart, but politically that may not be possible at this time.”

(The headline says “Roger,” but the rest of the article says “Rogers,” which I believe is correct.)