Assistant Police Chief Steps Into City Hall Leadership
Uvalde, TX · September 27, 2026
Catching the morning breeze before midday heat climbs toward the upper nineties is the best move on the docket today. The canyon's final art sessions and opening weekend at the maize are calling if you are ready to venture out.
The Lead
Uvalde Police Department Assistant Chief Mike Davis is trading his patrol division post for a desk at City Hall, stepping into municipal administration as the new assistant city manager. The appointment fills a critical executive vacancy that had sat open since Joe Cardenas was elevated to city manager last year. Davis spent the past two years helping steer the police department through extensive operational reforms and community outreach initiatives. While municipal governance had long been a personal career ambition, Davis noted he still carries a lawman's perspective and plans to ensure emergency services and infrastructure remain tightly coordinated across city departments. With Davis moving across the street, Police Chief Homer Delgado must now launch a search for a trusted second-in-command, with formal recruitment notices expected to hit municipal boards in October.
Local Pulse
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Today's Outlook
Morning sunshine gives way to afternoon cloud cover with a high reaching 97°F. A gentle southeast breeze around 5 mph carries through dusk before temperatures settle to an overnight low near 72°F.
What's On Around Town
Today
TerraTx Art Fest: Creator's Canvas Old Concan Schoolhouse, Concan, 10:00 AM–Noon · Free Live painting and acoustic tunes close out the canyon art weekend.
Opening Weekend at the MAiZE Graff 7A Ranch (911 US Hwy 90 East), Hondo, Noon–5:00 PM · $21 Get lost in the eight-acre labyrinth and enjoy farm slides.
Tomorrow
- Senior Table Games Herby Ham Activity Center (248 FM 3447), 1:00–3:30 PM
- Southwest Texas Trivia Night Southwest Texas College (2401 Garner Field Rd), 5:00 PM · Free
Tuesday
- Woodworking with Les Brieden Herby Ham Activity Center (248 FM 3447), 9:30 AM · $5
Spotlight & Story
- Herby Ham Activity Center Out on FM 3447, this gathering hub runs far deeper than its popular indoor pickleball games. Beneath the shade canopy, neighbors swap garden harvests every Thursday, while Les Brieden’s Tuesday woodworking workshop quietly turns scrap native cedar into handcrafted heirlooms.
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