Uvalde City Council approved a 90-day leave of absence for its municipal court Judge Richard O. Gonzales. The city is seeking a temporary replacement. Council voted 4-1 on Sept. 3 after a nearly-two-hour special meeting that included two closed sessions. The city called the noon meeting to deliberate Gonzales’ employment just days after state police arrested him and four others, […]

Uvalde County Judge Bill Mitchell revoked the county’s 90-day ban on outdoor burning after 1.53 inches of rain fell over Labor Day weekend. Mitchell’s decision came Sept. 3, as rain was still falling in Uvalde and some streets experienced flooding, including the three entrances to Uvalde Estates, as well as some low water crossings west of town on U.S. Highway […]