Update - the attorney for the teacher was alleged to have left the door propped open says - and a video confirms - that she kicked the rock she had placed to hold the door open away and pulled the door shut, thinking it would lock automatically. By now, most of America has heard of Uvalde, the sleepy little Texas town on US 90 some eighty miles west of San Antonio and 60 miles east of Del Rio. For me, it’s a bit personal because, unlike most Americans, I’ve been there a few times. South of the Hill Country and north and east of the Rio Grande – the river’s “big bend” is west of Uvalde at Del Rio – Uvalde is east of the Chihuahuan Desert but it almost seems like a desert town, at least when coming from the west. My wife and I used to stop at the local HEB to pick up sandwich fixings while on our way to a camp on the Frio River north of Concan, a tiny community about 25 miles north of town. The Frio is a popular destination for people from all over Texas, including Uvalde, in the summer months. They go to the little camps to camp out and rent large tubes to float on the beautiful river. I’ve also driven through on US 90 and have flown into Garner Field. Needless to say, I was shocked when I learned there had been a school shooting there.
Uvalde
Uvalde
Uvalde
Update - the attorney for the teacher was alleged to have left the door propped open says - and a video confirms - that she kicked the rock she had placed to hold the door open away and pulled the door shut, thinking it would lock automatically. By now, most of America has heard of Uvalde, the sleepy little Texas town on US 90 some eighty miles west of San Antonio and 60 miles east of Del Rio. For me, it’s a bit personal because, unlike most Americans, I’ve been there a few times. South of the Hill Country and north and east of the Rio Grande – the river’s “big bend” is west of Uvalde at Del Rio – Uvalde is east of the Chihuahuan Desert but it almost seems like a desert town, at least when coming from the west. My wife and I used to stop at the local HEB to pick up sandwich fixings while on our way to a camp on the Frio River north of Concan, a tiny community about 25 miles north of town. The Frio is a popular destination for people from all over Texas, including Uvalde, in the summer months. They go to the little camps to camp out and rent large tubes to float on the beautiful river. I’ve also driven through on US 90 and have flown into Garner Field. Needless to say, I was shocked when I learned there had been a school shooting there.