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Uvalde public school vaccination rates rose for the second time in a row this year, and by a larger margin, marking a departure from their post-COVID backslide. Between the 2019 and 2024 school years, kindergarten vaccination rates in Uvalde dropped from about 98 percent across all required immunizations to 95. The decrease followed state and national trends, spurred by a […]
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JP Lalo Diaz seeks county judge role
Lalo Diaz, Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace and a local businessman, says he will prioritize fiscal responsibility, water resources, public safety, healthcare, road maintenance and greater government transparency as a potential county judge. Come November, Uvalde voters will have the opportunity to cast a vote for county judge, the first new appointment in nearly 40 years. Currently, Jerry W. […]
Floods hit during warning system upgrades
Uvalde County’s network of flood-monitoring sensors was offline when July flooding struck, leaving emergency officials to rely on federal data, weather models and other alert systems as water rose across the county. County emergency management coordinator Forrest Anderson said water sensors were offline because of ongoing repairs and site relocations. “Just because of all of the events that have been […]
Uvalde Rebuild seeks drywall, insulation for 62 households
Donations to the Uvalde Rebuild Account have helped 18 area families repair their flood-damaged homes, but more than 60 households remain on a growing waitlist for drywall and insulation. Local women Sue Ellen Vera and Melissa Alejandro established Uvalde Rebuild accounts at MG Building Materials and T.J. Moore Lumber yard, where businesses and individuals can contribute toward building materials for […]
Latest county budget draft shows $1.1 million deficit
Uvalde County’s proposed 2026-2027 budget is facing a projected $1.1 million deficit, with the county’s general fund alone showing expenses exceeding anticipated revenue by more than $711,848, county auditor Alice Chapman told commissioners July 27. “This is not up for adoption,” Chapman told commissioners while waving a thick draft budget packet at the meeting. “But you will see that I […]
Batesville still reeling through flood cleanup
On July 15, Guadalupe Medrano watched the water recede from his yard. He lives along the Leona River in Batesville, a town of 800 people in Zavala County. His neighborhood has flooded before, when Hill Country rains trickle downstream to the South Texas Plains, and the water always stops short of his house. The last major storm was 2015, and […]
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