Life in close-knit Uvalde changed on Tuesday, but people like Mendell Morgan are holding on to what they appreciate most about their town.
On Wednesdays, the El Progreso Memorial Library in Uvalde closes at 6 p.m. sharp, and on this particular day, the director wanted to lock up so he could make it in time for a prayer vigil across town.
The 7.6-square-mile city is also situated at a literal crossroads where two of the longest highways in the nation — U.S. Highway 90 going east-west and U.S. Highway 83 going north-south — intersect. Uvalde is also home to a branch of Sul Ross State University and Southwest Texas Junior College. The city has its own well-developed airport and an active chamber of commerce, founded in 1920.
Until Tuesday, Ibarra felt safe in the community she describes as “very tight-knit.” She grew up in Uvalde. It’s where her family — her mom, brothers, sisters and grandparents — lives. Two prominent politicians hailed from Uvalde: John Nance Garner, who served as the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives before becoming vice president under Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Dolph Briscoe, Texas’ 41st governor.
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