The Uvalde Leader-News

08/09/2026

Area fire departments are responding to a large fire at Hacienda Salvage on E. Main Street. This post will be updated with additional information as it becomes available.

Update: At 6:30 p.m. the Uvalde County Office of Emergency Management posted that the Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department was finalizing their efforts to extinguish the fire.

08/07/2026

"Nearly half of the U.S. population drinks at least one soda daily, with roughly 20% of people reaching for a Coke. What is your favorite soda?" Allene Mandry asks.

"As a kid in the ‘40s and ‘50s, my favorite 'soda water,' as we called it back then, was Dr. Pepper, but I fondly remember drinking Grapette and Delaware Punch, both of which are still available. Delaware Punch, created in 1913 in San Antonio by Benjamin Fooks and bottled by Coca-Cola, is still produced and bottled in Mexico."

Read more: https://www.uvaldeleadernews.com/articles/what-is-your-favorite-soft-drink/

08/07/2026

Several dogs are still at risk in the City of Uvalde animal control facility. Contact Briscoe Animal Resource Center to adopt or Flights To Furever to foster for out-of-state rescue.

08/06/2026

Private school tuition vouchers kickstarted enrollment spikes at local Christian schools this summer, while Uvalde's public district continued their streak of losing dozens of students year-over-year.

By the March 31 deadline, over 220 Uvalde students had applied for vouchers. Of those, 68 were entering pre-K. Each grade from kindergarten through fourth had 30-40 applicants. According to a June 18 TEFA press release, 158 were accepted.

Read more in our Back to School special section: https://www.uvaldeleadernews.com/special-sections/

08/06/2026

New World screwworm infestations have not yet been documented in state wildlife despite more than 42 cases in domestic animals, but the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department expects that to change during hunting season.

According to state biologist Eric Garza, this is an “opportunity for hunters and the public to play a larger role in surveillance utilizing… game cameras, binoculars, spotting scopes and smartphone cameras to identify [infested] animals.”

Read more: https://www.uvaldeleadernews.com/articles/state-expects-more-screwworm-reports-in-wildlife/

08/06/2026

08/06/2026

Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District will once again recognize their best-of-the-best with a $500 bonus after board members pushed to bring back Teacher of the Year incentives.

Each year district administrators honor six outstanding educators, one from each campus. UCISD had a longstanding tradition of giving the teachers a bonus to celebrate their hard work, until the district revoked it last year.

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Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District will once again recognize their best-of-the-best with a $500 bonus after a push to bring back incentives.

08/05/2026

Will the 2026 season be a big year for Uvalde High School football?

Over the past 50 years, the Uvalde Coyotes have done well in years ending with the number 6. Four teams have advanced to the playoffs, while one team narrowly missed out on making it to the playoffs.

Read more: https://www.uvaldeleadernews.com/articles/coyotes-have-enjoyed-success-in-years-ending-with-a-6/

08/05/2026

Acting Uvalde County Judge Jerry W. Bates proclaims Aug. 2-8 as National Health Center Week, bestowing the framed proclamation to Community Health Development Inc. representatives (from left) Marcella Arias, Hanna Case and Eloisa R. Medina. Arias and Medina are community health workers, and Case is community relations manager. Bates recognized CHDI July 27 at the courthouse for operating five clinics in Uvalde and Real counties. They served more than 13,000 patients in 2025 through 47,066 office visits. (Leader-News photo by Julye Keeble)

08/05/2026

Uvalde’s school board directed administrators to improve employee training on Lightspeed Alert, an artificial intelligence-powered software that flags student's concerning online behavior, after a guardian filed a formal complaint.

The district began using the service in the 2022-23 school year, the first year after the Robb Elementary School shooting, according to interim superintendent Juan Hinojosa. The superintendent, who was hired in March, said the grievance was rooted in training gaps.

Read more: https://www.uvaldeleadernews.com/articles/uvalde-school-board-seeks-more-staff-training-on-ai-safety-program/