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Editor’s note: This story was updated at 2:22 p.m. with new information from Uvalde school district officials. Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District lifted lockdown restrictions at Legacy and Dalton Elementary Schools around 1:30 p.m. April 8, after law enforcement responded to a threatening call at Legacy’s front desk. “It was a call, a very robotic type of call, almost didn’t […]
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Gonzales drops out of runoff
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales announced he would end his reelection bid on March 5, the day after he admitted to having an affair with his Uvalde aide who later committed suicide. Gonzales was set to face Brandon Herrera, the social media personality and firearm manufacturer known as the “AK Guy,” in the Republican runoff race for Texas’ 23rd congressional district. Herrera […]
Former athletic director returns as interim superintendent
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees chose Juan Hinojosa, former UCISD head football coach and athletic director, to serve as interim superintendent on March 2. Hinojosa, Ed.D., is the executive director of operations at Harlandale Independent School District in San Antonio. Prior to that he served as principal of Harlandale Middle School, and as a coach and […]
Six local races head to runoff
Six Uvalde County races will head to May 26 runoff elections after voters narrowed crowded primary fields March 3 in contests for county judge, county commissioner and justice of the peace. Republicans will hold runoff elections for county judge, Precinct 1 commissioner, Precinct 4 commissioner and Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, while Democrats will hold runoffs for Precinct 2 […]
Power line route could cross Uvalde Estates
AEP Texas, CPS Energy file application for 300-mile transmission lineAEP Texas and CPS Energy filed an application for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity on March 2 for the Howard-Solstice Transmission Line, a more than 300-mile high-voltage project with proposed routes that could cross parts of Uvalde County. The utilities identified Alternative Route 4 as their preferred option. The route would cross parts of Uvalde Estates, FM 117 and […]
Several local races already set for November
Several Uvalde County races are already set for the Nov. 3 general election after candidates secured outright victories or advanced unopposed in the March 3 primary elections. Candidates who received more than 50 percent of the vote in contested primaries secured their party nominations, while others advanced without opposition. All election results remain unofficial until canvassed. County clerk Republican incumbent […]
City of Uvalde finalizes Amazon agreement
Mayor Hector R. Luevano March 2 executed a purchasing agreement with Amazon, which the city of Uvalde staff said completes the process to bring a new facility supporting customer deliveries to the industrial park area. “I’m proud to announce that we have signed the land sale agreement for a new Amazon facility right here in Uvalde. This is an exciting […]
Rep. Gonzales never communicated with UPD during Santos-Aviles case, chief says
Department delayed reports after letter from husband’s lawyerUvalde 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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