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The Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office arrested John Aubrey Field, 37, on May 13 in connection with the 2023 arson of the Uvalde County Courthouse.
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Crystal City ISD lays off 25 percent of workforce
FREE Superintendent says district has $500 in the bankCrystal City Independent School District laid off 72 employees on May 14, and interim superintendent Richard Grill said the district has $500 in the bank.
One vote decides Knippa ISD $3.75M bond election
Knippa Independent School District passed a $3.75 million bond election by a razor thin margin on May 2, with 55 voters for and 54 against. The initial vote tally was tied 54-54, meaning the bond would have failed under Texas law. But on May 4 the county elections office processed a provisional ballot that contained the deciding pro-bond vote. The […]
UCISD voters elect four newcomers
Voters elected four new trustees and reelected one incumbent in the May 2 Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board election, ushering in a board full of fresh faces for the first time since at least 2010. Sergio R. Ortiz and Fernando Fernandez secured the two open east zone seats on the seven-person board. Jason Cortez and incumbent Erika Ayala Muñoz […]
Rookie bull rider wins Cactus Jack rodeo
Noah Lee, an 18-year-old rookie bull rider from Mineral Wells, earned bragging rights and a payout of $15,765 after winning the Cactus Jack Foundation’s 14th-annual PRCA Xtreme Bull Riding event. The young man was one of only two riders to successfully ride three bulls during the May 1-2 event, and earned a combined score of 265.5, while opponent Dustin Boquet […]
UPD arrests man for arson of West Mill house
Former owner's family laments lossWhen police caught up to him Rene Deleon admitted to entering the abandoned building and falling asleep holding a lit cigarette.
Flores leads Uvalde High School top 10
Gracie D. Flores, a recipient of The Gates Scholarship and aspiring law student, is Uvalde High School’s class of 2026 valedictorian. Flores is a Summa Cum Laude graduate from the Uvalde Early College High School with an associate of arts degree from Southwest Texas College. The senior earned a GPA of 107.714 and will graduate with AP Scholar, bilingual and […]
SWTX talks dual credit
Gonzales says relationship with UCISD on the mendCollege administrators and board members confirmed Southwest Texas College credits are valid at any public university in the state, and said at an April 16 meeting rumors of issues are years-old and “unfounded.” Dual credit director Savanna Martinez presented on the high school programs, which serve students at 33 campuses across 24 districts. Afterward, board members questioned course transferability to […]
Bear Creek to open next year
New state park planning day use by FebruaryBear Creek State Park could be open and operational as soon as September 2029, and according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials, the park is expected to open for extended day use by February 2027. During a March 25 meeting held at the Willie de Leon Civic Center, Maria Malone, senior park planner for TPWD, said that although Uvalde […]
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