Hertz is better. They get you out of the airport with time to kill.
As I'm sure my fellow Californians of a certain age remember, the construction material you really want for your grade-school tribute to colonialism is sugar cubes.
Certainly better than the solo albums.
Sally's Baking Addiction has a solid one.
I used this one from Epicurious for my last few gingerbread houses, before getting destructive cats made it impossible: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Gingerbread-House-103229
It's nicely thin and strong. The real key for construction is your royal icing, though.
You should have gotten the constructive sort.
Whatever construction material you use, you have to put a scoop of ice cream on top. That's what makes it a la mo.
A proper gingerbread Alamo should include a battle scene with gingerbread soldiers graphically killing each other.
And lo and behold, a quick google search turns up this. Not quite violent enough, but it's a start.
The important thing is to have the line Travis drew on the ground.
Something Pablo Picasso something something gingerbread Alamo Guernica. Meow.