The bill proposes moving the so-called ‘Victory or Death’ letter to the Alamo in San Antonio for permanent public display. The letter was written on February 24, 1836 by Lt. Colonel William Travis, ...

William Barret Travis’s famed “Victory or Death” letter, written inside the walls of the besieged Alamo on Feb. 24, 1836, is one of the most important historical documents in Texas.

In 2012, visitors examined the “Victory or Death” letter written by William Barret Travis on display at the Alamo. Contributing columnist Tyra Damm wonders if we’re losing our convictions as ...