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Fatal Indian attack near Uvalde
Ozona—The following account was taken from an old Uvalde, Texas, newspaper, the Weekly Hesperian in 1878, written by W.W. Arnett:. “In the year 1855, Fort Inge (near Uvalde) had been abandoned by US troops and local businesses dwindled to near nothing. Edward D. Westfall had only recently retired from Texas Ranger service as a Lieutenant in Captain William A. A. “Big Foot” Wallace’s company of rangers. Westfall had located and settled on a place about thirty-five miles below the fort on the Leona River. He had three companions, “a Frenchman named Louie, his dog [named] “Ketchum,” and his gun, “Fetchum.”
Two years on: The Uvalde mom who evacuated her own children from the school shooting
Angeli Rose Gomez said she spent about two weeks in jail on a charge of assaulting a public servant after refusing to comply with commands from law enforcement. As the Uvalde community continues to grapple with what happened on May 24, 2022, Gomez said she’s faced harassment from some and been called a hero by others. She said she was “just a mom.”
‘Art does persuade the heart’: The message Abel Ortiz wants to send with the Uvalde mural project
Abel Ortiz is an associate professor of art at Southwest Texas Junior College. He also owns the ART LAB Contemporary art space in Uvalde. So as he was watching coverage of the shooting at Robb Elementary in 2022 that killed 19 students and two teachers, he says art was his response.
Uvalde School Board Gains Fresh Faces Demanding Transparency Post-Tragedy as Victim's Uncle, Jesse Rizo, Takes Oath
In a significant shake-up, the Uvalde CISD school board welcomed new members on a promise to better address community concerns in the wake of the Robb Elementary massacre, with the uncle of one of the victims, Jesse Rizo, now among its ranks. Rizo, alongside Jaclyn Gonzales, were sworn into the board after being elected on May 4, calling immediately for more transparency and accountability, as San Antonio reported. Their first board meeting saw them advocating for the interests of the community, with Rizo inquiring if board members were given a platform to answer questions raised by the people—a response to the silence that met resident Daniel Myers when he sought answers from the board.
‘I was doing something right by big sisters’: A Uvalde victim’s sister two years on
Faith Mata’s younger sister, Tess Marie, died in the shooting at Robb Elementary on May 24, 2022. Mata recently graduated from Texas State University and moved to Austin. “Austin was the furthest I felt I could get away. But while having a good job to where I wanted to be at,” Mata said.
CCISD completes school year's Intruder Detection Audits
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Next week marks the second anniversary of the tragedy in Uvalde. Since that brutal attack, elected leaders have enacted several changes to improve security on school campuses across the state. One of those changes is the introduction of the Intruder Detection Audits. Over the course...
KSAT wins Showcase Award for Enterprise and Innovation in Journalism for ‘One Year In: Uvalde’
KSAT was awarded by the Headliners Foundation of Texas a 2023 Silver Showcase Award for Enterprise and Innovation in Journalism in the Storytelling category for the special digital project “One Year In: Uvalde.”. This project was dedicated to telling the story of the Uvalde community one year after a...
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