Uvalde, Texas Uvalde, Texas Janey Slaughter Briscoe Grand Opera House in Uvalde, restored by the late Governor and Mrs.
Janey Slaughter Briscoe Grand Opera House in Uvalde, restored by the late Governor and Mrs.
Location of Uvalde, Texas Location of Uvalde, Texas Uvalde County Uvalde.svg County Uvalde Uvalde City Council: Uvalde (/ju v ldi/ yoo-val-dee) is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Uvalde County, Texas, United States. The populace was 15,751 at the 2010 census. In 1856, when the county was organized, the town was retitled Uvalde after Spanish governor Juan de Ugalde (Cadiz, Andalucia, 1729-1816) and was chosen as county seat.
Historically, Uvalde is known as the Honey Capital of the World for manufacturing of huajillo (also spelled guajillo) honey, a mild, light-colored honey, dating back to the 1870s.
Uvalde was the home of John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner, former Speaker of the House and Vice President of the United States.
Oscar-winning actor Matthew Mc - Conaughey, actress Dale Evans, and former Governor of Texas Dolph Briscoe (after whom the postal service is named), were born in Uvalde.
Uvalde is positioned at 29 12 52 N 99 47 23 W (29.214313, -99.789644) at the crossroads of U.S Hwy 90 and U.S.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.6 square miles (19.8 km2), all of it land. Uvalde is known as one of the best locations for soaring in the United States.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Uvalde has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa, on climate maps. The town/city is served by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District which serves Uvalde, Real and Zavala counties.
Southwest Texas Junior College has a ground near Uvalde, next to Garner Field.
John Nance Garner Museum in Uvalde The John Nance Garner Museum in Uvalde, which was home to John Nance Garner for 30 years, chronicles his life.
Guillermo "Willie" De Leon Civic Center is titled for a World War II figure from Uvalde.
Green space in the Uvalde town square First Presbyterian Church in Uvalde Philip's Episcopal Church in Uvalde Baptist Temple in Uvalde Uvalde, along with San Antonio, Carrizo Springs, Crystal City, and Corpus Christi, was a primary stop on the defunct San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad, which directed from 1909 until it was consolidated into the Missouri Pacific Railroad in 1956.
From 1909 to 1912, the SAU&G was known as the Crystal City and Uvalde Railroad.
The City of Uvalde owns Garner Field, a general aviation airport east of Uvalde. Matthew Mc - Conaughey, actor, born in Uvalde Uvalde Leader-News KHJQ93.1 FM Radio playing nation music airs Dallas Cowboys football and Texas State Radio News Network "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Uvalde city, Texas".
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Uvalde city, Texas".
Why Uvalde? Climate Summary for Uvalde, Texas Uvalde Convention & Visitors Bureau.
"Nancy Beck Young, "San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad Company"".
City of Uvalde, Texas.
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