Rep. Gonzales never communicated with UPD during Santos-Aviles case, chief says

Department delayed reports after letter from husband’s lawyer

Uvalde Police Chief Homer Delgado said Feb. 27 that officers did not question U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales during the investigation of his aide Regina Santos-Aviles’ suicide and that the congressman never contacted police about making the report public. Santos-Aviles, Gonzales’ regional district director, died Sept. 14 after dousing herself in gasoline and setting herself on fire at her Uvalde home […]

Classifieds Sunday, March 1, 2026

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Uvalde senior joins older brother on Kansas collegiate football field

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  Next fall, Uvalde High School student Adam Barboza will play football at McPherson College in Kansas, joining older brother Fermin Barboza — a 2024 graduate — on the collegiate field. Amongst his friends and family, Barboza signed a letter of intent to join the Bulldogs on a football scholarship during a private ceremony held Feb. 4 Barboza’s mother, Crystal […]

Republican candidate ineligible for Nov. 3 ballot after voting in Democratic primary

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Michelle Garza cannot appear on the Nov. 3 general election ballot for Precinct 2 county commissioner after she voted in the Democratic primary while running unopposed as a Republican. Under Texas Election Code Section 162.015, a candidate who votes in another party’s primary becomes ineligible to serve as her own party’s nominee in the general election. Garza voted Feb. 17 […]