San Antonio History Archives - San Antonio Report

Telling a new story about San Antonio

by Patton Dodd May 14, 2026May 14, 2026

Commentary: With uncanny regularity, big publications cover San Antonio’s poverty. What will it take to tell a new story about our city?

Historic Westside alley named after Mexican American political activists

by Raquel Torres February 9, 2025February 10, 2025

Rediscovered Novel Tells Story of World War II-Era San Antonio

by Nicholas Frank March 8, 2020March 9, 2020

San Antonio’s 20th Century History Still an Untold Story

by Rick Casey September 24, 2019December 4, 2019

The Maverick Carter House

Historic Maverick Carter Family Home Opens to the Public

by Shari Biediger October 20, 2018October 20, 2018

300 Commemorative Book Weaves San Antonio and Bexar Histories Together

by Nicholas Frank June 4, 2018June 20, 2018

The East Basse Road exit is flooded after heavy weekend rains on Oct. 24, 2015. Photo by Iris Dimmick.

Data & Society, Gov & Politics

San Antonio Leaders Mull Strategies to Avoid Flood Disaster

by Emily Royall September 6, 2017January 31, 2020

The Witte Museum team inspects the Austin map. Photo courtesy of the Witte.

Witte Map Exhibit Gives New Look at Texas Roots

by Edmond Ortiz April 28, 2016October 7, 2016

A family admires the recently restored Mission Concepcion during a Something Monday bike ride in July 2013. Photo by Iris Dimmick.

Arts & Culture, Gov & Politics, Health, Lifestyle

Spanish Missions on Track for World Heritage Site

by Carol Baass Sowa February 7, 2014October 7, 2016

Sadly, many of the images at Meyers Springs, a site north of Dryden, have been used for target practice. Bullet holes riddle the body of the horse and rider (photograph courtesy of Shumla Archeological Research and Education Center 2008).

Painters in Prehistory: Ancient Echoes from the South Pecos Canyonlands

by Robert Rivard November 8, 2013December 12, 2017