Posted on 10/24/2025 5:59:14 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The CEO of the nonprofit managing the Alamo resigned after a powerful Republican state official criticized her publicly, suggesting that her views aren’t compatible with the history of the Texas shrine.
Kate Rogers said in a statement Friday that she had resigned the day before, after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wrote a letter to the Alamo Trust’s Board of Directors suggesting that she either resign or be removed. Patrick criticized her over an academic paper questioning the GOP-controlled Legislature’s education policies and suggesting she wanted the historic site in Texas to have a broader focus.
“It was with mixed emotions that I resigned my post as President and CEO at the Alamo Trust yesterday,” Rogers said in a statement texted to The Associated Press. “It became evident through recent events that it was time for me to move on.”
Several trust officials did not immediately respond to email or cellphone messages Friday seeking comment.
Patrick had posted a letter to the board Thursday on X, calling her paper “shocking.” She wrote it in 2023 for a doctorate in global education from the University of Southern California. Patrick posted a portion online.
“I believe her judgment is now placed in serious question,” Patrick wrote. “She has a totally different view of how the history of the Alamo should be told.”
It is the latest episode in an ongoing conflict over how the U.S. tells its history. Patrick’s call for Rogers’ ouster follows President Donald Trump’s pressure to get Smithsonian museums in Washington to put less emphasis on slavery and other darker parts of America’s past.
The Alamo, known as “the Shrine of Texas Liberty,” draws more than 1.6 million visitors a year. The trust operates it under a contract with the Texas General Land Office, and the state plans to spend...
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“The CEO of the Alamo’s historic site has resigned after a top Texas Republican criticized HER”
Whoever put HER there needs to be fired.
Sounds like Cracker Barrel Syndrome. The Alamo’s story didn’t need “fixing.”
The men who died there would be proud to know how much their sacrifice still helps hold Texas together, it didn’t just serve us during the war and establish a military tradition, it established a part of our identity that can still be called on during challenging eras related to culture and tradition.
Good riddance.
Having said that, I wholeheartedly agree that the emphasis should be on the battle there and it's significance because that is mostly what it is famous for and why most people go to visit it.
Kate Rogers, MPA, Ed.D - she has impeccable credentials .... /s
She couldn’t find Pee Wes’s bike in the basement?
“suggesting she wanted the historic site in Texas to have a broader focus.”
lemme guess- the Americans were oppressing the Mexicans...
“Kate Rogers, MPA, Ed.D - she has impeccable credentials .... /s”
Well, look at the bright side, she’s not in charge of security there...otherwise Mexico would have taken it back by now.
“Today, we honor Indigenous Peoples and their communities, recognizing their history at the Alamo,” the second post read. “Opening in 2027, the Alamo Visitor Center and Museum will feature an Indigenous Peoples Gallery, celebrating the bands, clans and tribes that shaped the region. #IndigenousPeoplesDay.”
Not what the Alamo is about.
The Texas GOPee is largely occupied by ‘Rats in RINO clothing.
Remember Goliad and the Alamo.
The state should return the management of tha Alamo to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
That’s a whole lot of words from the AP that never get around to explaining exactly what the CEOs views were.
That’s telling me all I need to know.
“Remember Goliad and the Alamo!”
Yelled out by Texans and Texicans a few months later at San Jacinto.
Whether it's Cracker Barrel, Bud Light, the Alamo or probably hundreds of other companies, the problem is they hire these supposedly "educated" and "experienced" almost-universally-liberal women whose goal quickly becomes not strengthening the entity they're supposedly working for, but making "their mark," "their statement." It's all about THEM.
America seems more and more at the mercy of these women who care more about impressing their college sorority sisters with their rise up the ladder than honoring the legacy of whatever place gave them the chance.
https://sboe.texas.gov/state-board-of-education/sboe-meetings/dr.-kate-rogers-president-and-ceo
Dr. Kate Rogers, President and CEO
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Dr. Kate Rogers currently serves as the Executive Director of the Alamo Trust, the non-profit organization responsible for the daily operations of the Alamo historic site and the implementation of the $550 million Alamo Plan.
Under Dr. Rogers’ leadership, the Alamo Trust has made significant strides in advancing the Alamo Plan. The Ralston Family Collections Center, the first new building in the plan, opened on March 3, 2023. Major projects are also currently underway, including the Alamo Visitor Center and Museum, as well as the Texas Cavaliers Education Center. During her tenure, Kate has successfully launched a statewide fundraising campaign, securing nearly $90 million in private funding. She has also recruited key staff members and oversaw the acquisition of the Donald and Louise Yena Collection. Kate introduced several new interpretive exhibits, such as the 18 Pounder Losoya House, the Palisade, and the Mission Gate, along with the new Sacristy Exhibit inside the Alamo Church.
Prior to her time at the Alamo, she served as the Vice President of Community Outreach and Engagement at the Charles Butt Charitable Foundation. Kate graduated Magna Cum Laude with her Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising and Public Relations from Texas Christian University and received her Master of Public Affairs degree from the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. She recently earned her Doctor of Education degree from the University of Southern California.
Kate spent almost 20 years in marketing and communications at H-E-B, one of the largest privately-held retail chains in the country, before transitioning to pursue her passion in public education. Prior to joining the Charles Butt Foundation, she served as the founding President of the Holdsworth Center, a leadership institute for public school professionals located in Austin, Texas. Kate also serves on the board of Alamo Colleges Foundation and Early Matters San Antonio and was named the 2022 Woman of the Year by the San Antonio Business Journal and the list of top 100 Texans to Watch.
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