With at least six people signed up to speak, Uvalde City Council went into closed session right after the invocation at the April 2 meeting. About 30 people filled the second-floor council Chambers at city hall, when council members adjourned at 6:02 p.m. City officials headed downstairs to discuss the May 24, 2022, Robb school shooting that left 19 students... READ MORE >
Brett Cross brought his protest outside the Uvalde Police Department to an early close on March 19 to be home with his family. The protest spanned six days. Despite not getting the results he set out for, Cross’s family needs him home, he wrote in a social media statement later that evening. “Even though I’m not... READ MORE >
The city’s report that absolves the Uvalde Police Department of any blame in the botched law enforcement response on May 24 was supposed to be an accountability report but instead was prepared for the city to use against litigation. Austin-based investigator Jesse Prado of JPPI Investigations presented a 182-page report entitled “Investigative report privileged and confidential work product – prepared... READ MORE >
Austin-based investigator Jesse Prado will be at the Willie De Leon Civic Center on Thursday, March 7, at 2 p.m. to present his investigative report on the Uvalde Police Department’s actions during the Robb Elementary School mass shooting on May 24, 2022. Council is scheduled to first convene in closed session. Topics listed for new business include hearing the report,... READ MORE >
U.S. Border Patrol agent Juan Francisco Perez, 43, of Uvalde, was jailed early Tuesday, Feb. 20, after striking a UCISD crossing guard outside Flores Elementary and driving nearly a mile before stopping. Flores Elementary is in the 900 block of North Getty Street, and DPS stopped Perez in the 100 block of North Getty. The Texas Department of Public Safety... READ MORE >
The Uvalde County Junior Livestock Show began Jan. 25 and ends Jan. 27 at the Uvalde County Arena at the Fairplex. Results for projects judged so far are below. Angora Purebred Judging Results-2024 Farm Projects Judging Results-2024 Commercial Heifers Judging Results-2024 Baked Foods Judging Results-2024 Swine Judging Results- Meat Goat Wethers Judging Results-2024 Meat Goat Does Judging Results-2024 Market Rabbits... READ MORE >
See the entire report: www.uvaldeleadernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Critical-Incident-Review-Active-Shooter-at-Robb-Elementary-School-20240118.pdf Editor’s Note: This story is developing and will be updated as new information comes available. The Department of Justice released a blistering report on the mass shooting at Robb Elementary on Thursday, Jan. 18, citing failures at multiple levels, from leadership and training to tactics and decision making. The most significant failure, the report reads,... READ MORE >
Sabinal Police Department Chief Jesus “Chuy” Reyes said surveillance footage shows the perpetrator throwing the Molotov cocktail into Sabinal City Hall at 4:33 a.m. Friday, Dec. 22. Police have identified the suspect but do not presently have the person in custody. No one was in the building at the time of the fire, and no one was injured. First responders... READ MORE >
Miller said that bids through company Joeris General Contractors cost “quite a bit higher” than the foundation's $60 million goal to complete the project. ... READ MORE >
U.S. Congress candidate Brandon Herrera left behind the inactive explosive device that brought San Antonio’s bomb squad out to Uvalde, Uvalde police chief Daniel Rodriguez said Dec. 12. On Dec. 11, Rodriguez told the Leader-News that security footage showed someone leaving the device outside of Oasis Outback after 2 p.m. Dec. 10. He said a community member found it outside... READ MORE >
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