Uvalde, Texas

Uvalde ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Uvalde County, Texas, United States. The population was 15,312 at the 2020 census.

Uvalde was founded in 1853 by Reading Wood Black as the town of Encina. Encina was later renamed as Uvalde in 1856 after the Spanish governor Juan de Ugalde (Cádiz, Andalusia, 1729–1816).

On May 24, 2022, 19 children and 3 adults were killed in an elementary school mass shooting.

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Category:Cities in Texas
Category:County seats in Texas