Reports of Rowdy the Roadrunner's demise were premature. The feisty chapparal bird has job security, even as the school ...

Touch the fountain wall on any other time during the year? It's bad luck. In 1977, UTSA hosted an election to determine a school mascot. Many choices were considered, including the armadillo, stars, ...

UTSA's association with the roadrunner goes back nearly 50 years, and the sleek, feisty chaparral bird, which forages for insects and is known to tangle with rattlesnakes, was far from a shoo-in.

“Beloved traditions” of the 56-year-old institution, including its roadrunner symbol and mascot Rowdy, “remain part of our story,” UTSA said in response to media inquiries about a new ...