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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 […]
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Rep. Gonzales never communicated with UPD during Santos-Aviles case, chief says
Department delayed reports after letter from husband’s lawyer
Republican candidate ineligible for Nov. 3 ballot after voting in Democratic primary
FREEMichelle 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 […]
Santos-Aviles’ pay spiked same year as alleged Gonzales affair
Records detail rapid pay growth compared with other regional directorsU.S. Congressman Tony Gonzales’ office gave late Uvalde-based aide Regina Santos-Aviles a 26% salary boost and thousands of dollars in unspecified compensation in 2024, the same year she allegedly had an affair with the representative. The office stopped her annual raises and bonuses the next year, after her husband said he found out about the relationship. During her roughly four […]
Uvalde could soon see new Amazon facility
FREEMayor Hector Luevano announced Feb. 24 the city of Uvalde is negotiating for a new Amazon facility in the industrial area by Garner Field Airport to support customer deliveries. With all present, and one abstaining, Uvalde City Council members voted to sell approximately 12.68 acres on Howard Langford Drive to Amazon and dedicate a 1.63-acre tract as a public roadway. […]
Uvalde releases long-withheld records in Santos-Aviles suicide
Release follows months of delays as early voting beginsUvalde 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. […]
Hospital directors to weigh gift negotiations, medical office building update
The Uvalde County Hospital Authority will meet at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24 to hear an update on Uvalde Memorial Hospital’s new medical office building and additional projects, as well as decide if open meeting deliberation on a contract for a prospective gift or donation would have a detrimental effect on the board’s negotiating position. The latter was a topic of […]
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