Brandon Herrera, the social media personality and firearm manufacturer known as the “AK Guy,” bested scandal-ridden U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales by nearly 17 percent, or 500 votes, at the Uvalde County polls in the Republican primary race for Texas’ 23rd congressional district. Herrera also edged Gonzales out district-wide, with 43.3 percent of the vote compared to the incumbent’s 41.7. Because... READ MORE >
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... READ MORE >
Uvalde officials released long-awaited records on Feb. 23 from the night of congressional aide Regina Santos-Aviles’ death and the following investigation, which reveal more about the apparent motivation for her suicide. The document release comes five months after Santos-Aviles’ death, and days after new allegations revived attention to the case during early voting in Texas’ primary election. Santos-Aviles died Sept.... READ MORE >
The Texas Education Agency recently granted Sabinal Independent School District over $700,000 in funding across three years, which will go towards summer instruction, professional development, teacher retention efforts and dual credit programs. The Additional Days School Year grant, totaling $199,000, will be used for summer enrichment programs for Sabinal elementary. The district will offer breakfast, lunch and hands-on instructional activities,... READ MORE >
The City of Uvalde is warning community members not to open links or attachments sent by an attacker using Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office and Uvalde Police Department officials’ emails. Uvalde IT administrator Adrian Trevino said affected emails include the sheriff’s administrative assistant Kathy Zamarripa, kathy.zamarripa[at]uvaldecounty.gov, and UPD lieutenant Juan Martinez, jmartinez[at]uvaldetx.gov . The body of the emails read “Hi, please... READ MORE >
Editor’s Note: After this article was published, Jason Cortez filed for west zone candidacy on Feb. 13. This story, including the headline, was updated at 10 a.m. Feb. 16 to reflect this additional information. In a last-minute rush, nine candidates applied for the five open spots on the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees. Only one current board... READ MORE >
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