SAN ANTONIO – A monumental discovery has been made in the San Antonio Zoo, confirming the exact quarry that provided the limestone to build the Alamo and solving a mystery spanning centuries. The ...

It turns out that the very stones used to build the Alamo came from the San Antonio Zoo. Alamo officials on Thursday confirmed that limestone from a historic quarry that once existed at the zoo’s ...

SAN ANTONIO — On the 189th anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo, even more history was announced related to the iconic landmark. To stream KENS 5 on your phone, you need the KENS 5 app. A discovery ...

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San Antonio Zoo renovations have solved a long-standing mystery about the Alamo and its origins. The zoo confirmed the exact quarry that provided the limestone used to build the Alamo over 300 years ...

Two citizen groups opposed to a proposed 1,500-acre limestone quarry in Comal County have sued the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality over the issuance of an air discharge permit. Vulcan ...

More than a dozen Austin-area families say a Texas limestone quarry has blanketed their neighborhood in harmful dust, nonstop noise, and house-shaking vibrations. Their lawsuit, filed in June 2023, ...