Alamo scout’s ranch named to list of Most Endangered Places

Von Ormy property contains huts built by Tejano settlers in 1800s. 

by Scott Huddleston and Lynn Brezosky

A ranch south of San Antonio and two Rio Grande Valley sites are among the 10 most en-

dangered historic places in Texas, a preservation group said Wednesday. With its. ties to the Alamo and its rare lilOOs jacales, huts built by Tejano settlers, the Blas Herrera Ranch in Von Ormy was added to the NationatRegisterof Historic Places in September. But Preservation Texas, a statewide advocacy organization; also put the ranch on its annual list of threatened sites. Read more.