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After a public debate over former Uvalde County Judge Bill Mitchell’s legacy, Uvalde County Commissioners Court members voted 5-0 June 8 to rename the fairplex as the “William R. Mitchell Uvalde County Fairplex,” honoring the late judge’s role in developing the county’s popular event venues. Three speakers voiced opposition and one spoke in favor of the move. Speakers opposing the […]
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Uvalde’s class of 2026 celebrates in style
The 275 members of Uvalde’s class of 2026 took to the Honey Bowl to celebrate four years of achievements, accept their diplomas and show off their personalities with custom caps on May 29. The graduates, featuring 177 Uvalde High School students, 77 from the Early College High School and 21 from Crossroads Academy, enjoyed respite from recent hot and stormy […]
UPD reports fewer stops, no racial profiling
Uvalde Police Department officers conducted 7,273 traffic stops in 2025 – about 9 percent, or 714 stops, fewer than the year before – and recorded no racial profiling complaints or violations, according to the department’s annual state-required report. “Basically, we had no violations, we had no complaints for racial profiling throughout the year of 2025,” Uvalde Police Chief Homer Delgado […]
Family mourns loss of SWTX powerline student
College declines to comment on campus deathSerna’s family said he was excited to begin a new career through the Southwest Texas College Powerline Technician Program before his May 28 death on campus.
County declares local disaster after nearby screwworm case
FREEActing Uvalde County Judge Jerry W. Bates declared a local disaster June 4 after federal officials confirmed a case of New World screwworm in a 3-week-old calf in nearby La Pryor. Bates signed the declaration at the Uvalde County Courthouse with County Commissioner Roy M. Kothmann and veterinarian Wayne Crouch, regional director for the Texas Animal Health Commission. The U.S. […]
Uvalde second-graders celebrate cold, clean water
After-school complaints from elementary students sparked a $370,000 donation of water fountains and filters for Uvalde campuses this year, replacing decades-old drinking stations with clean, cold, contaminant-free water. Representatives from Zurn Elkay Water Solutions joined Dalton Elementary second-graders and local leaders May 26 to cut the ribbon on the new equipment. Erika Ayala Muñoz, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board […]
Yeackle wins party backing
Ortiz, Everett secure decisive runoff victoriesJohn Yeackle, Simon E. Ortiz and Wayne Everett secured decisive primary runoff victories May 26, while a Uvalde County commissioner and two justice of the peace races remained close enough that later-arriving mail ballots could still shift unofficial results. All results remain unofficial until canvassed. As of May 28, one additional mail-in ballot and seven provisional ballots remained outstanding, according […]
Uvalde Police Department tactical team fails standards
Department continues to delay officer fitness goalsTen of the 11 officers on the Uvalde Police Department’s tactical response team didn’t meet standards during the unit’s most recent physical fitness assessment.
Suspect indicted for 2023 courthouse arson
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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