County Trash Collection Rates Up for Vote This Morning
Uvalde, TX · October 13, 2026
Keep an eye on the clock this morning — county commissioners take up a packed agenda before the civic center opens its doors for community health screenings this afternoon.
The Lead
Uvalde County Commissioners Court meets at 10 a.m. today to consider updating residential refuse disposal rates, marking the first proposed adjustment to the fee schedule in eight years. Under the plan drafted by precinct leadership, drop-off charges for household trash bags up to 50 gallons would adjust from $1 to $5 at collection stations and the Utopia Recycling Center. Fees for pickup truck or trailer loads of brush would move to $10 and $15 respectively, alongside updated tiers for passenger and tractor tires. County officials note the adjustments aim to stem ongoing operational losses as processing expenses climb, though commercial waste remains exempt from this schedule. The court convenes at the county courthouse on Getty Street, where public remarks will precede the formal vote.
Local Pulse
City Council Reviews Municipal Golf Course Operations City Hall Leaders address management updates tonight at City Hall to improve local course playability and tournament scheduling.
Hospital Hosts Annual Women’s Health Expo Today Health Free clinical screenings and guest speaker sessions welcome area families at the civic center this afternoon.
Lobo Basketball Holds Mandatory Parent Meeting Tomorrow Schools Coaches outline winter season logistics, athletic physical deadlines, and tournament travel schedules inside Harrell Auditorium.
Today's Outlook
- High 93°F · Low 76°F — Overcast
- Keep your water bottle handy during outdoor errands as thick cloud cover traps afternoon heat.
What's On Around Town
Today
Women's Health Expo SSgt. Willie de Leon Civic Center (340 E Main St), 4:30–8:30 PM · Free Clinical screenings, local wellness resources, and keynote speaker Katrina Brownlee.
Living Classrooms: Wild Texas Frio River, Concan, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM · Paid Outdoor nature immersion and Hill Country river exploration for visiting students.
Tomorrow
Children's Story Hour El Progreso Memorial Library, 10:30 AM · Free
Lobo Basketball Parent Meeting John H. Harrell Auditorium (1 Coyote Trl), 6:30–7:30 PM · Free
Thursday
Crafternoon Ribbon Workshop El Progreso Memorial Library, 2:00–3:30 PM · Free
4-H Youth Photography Workshop El Progreso Memorial Library, 4:30 PM · Free
Songwriters Night The Blue Flame (282 Main St), Utopia, 4:00–10:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- The Leona River Springs
- Flowing quietly beneath Highway 140 just south of the municipal golf course, the upper Leona hides artesian springs now submerged beneath the river channel. Before deep wells arrived in 1893, Reading Black harnessed this exact underwater current to power Uvalde's first gristmill in 1858.
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