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Alamo Leadership Shakeup: CEO Exits After Backlash over Indigenous Peoples' Day Reference
Texas officials clash over whether the Alamo museum should prioritize the 1836 battle or include Indigenous history, with a new museum opening in 2027 featuring multiple historical galleries.
- On Monday, the Alamo's official X account posted separate messages marking Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day, prompting Dawn Buckingham, Republican Land Commissioner, to say `This is frankly unacceptable and it has been deleted`.
- Republican state leaders have insisted the Alamo focus on the 13-day siege and 1836 battle, while earlier this year the Texas Legislature passed a bill transferring oversight from the General Land Office to an oversight commission effective in 2027.
- The redevelopment plan shows the script for the $185 million Alamo Visitor Center and Museum remains in early phases and the museum, opening in 2027, will include an Indigenous Peoples Gallery and seven other galleries.
- In response, the Alamo Trust Board of Directors apologized and said it had `taken immediate action in terms of personnel and also instituted new monitoring systems and approval processes`, and the GLO is `discussing the next steps in social media processes and content oversight` while Gov. Dan Patrick called for Kate Rogers' resignation.
- The dispute signals an enduring fight over how the Alamo’s history is told, with Ron Nirenberg urging stewardship to follow the 2015 guiding principles and Ramón Vásquez calling Buckingham’s letter a `threat` to planned galleries.
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Indigenous Peoples Day post revives debate over how the Alamo’s history should be told
The post from the official Alamo account was condemned by Republican Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, who said “woke has no place at the Alamo.”
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Alamo leadership shakeup: CEO exits after backlash over Indigenous Peoples' Day reference
The Alamo Trust's leadership has undergone an abrupt change, with the CEO's departure coming on the heels of a contentious social media post and renewed scrutiny of her academic work.
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