By Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian
02-25-26
At Tuesday night’s City of Uvalde City Council meeting after convening into a closed-door executive session, council members reconvened into open session at 7:42PM
While reconvening several city officials were observed laughing.
Mayor Hector R. Luevano announced the vote on a resolution approving a contract of sale of property owned by the city specifically 12.68 acres on Howard Langford Drive owned and also a road dedication from the City to Amazon.
Prior to the vote, Luevano said, “The City of Uvalde is pleased to share that we are currently working with Amazon on plans to develop a new facility that will support customer deliveries right here in Uvalde. This project presents a potential investment in our community and could bring new job opportunities and economic growth to local families and businesses.”
“While plans are still being finalized, we are excited for what this could mean for Uvalde’s future. I would like to add Amazon will share more details and a timeline when they become available,” the Mayor said.
“This is exciting news for the community, for Uvalde, I think this shows we are moving forward as far as economic development is concerned,” Luevano said.
On his Facebook page City Councilman Chip King wrote:
“We all have been working on this project for well over a year (been a very well-kept secret due to NDAs) and I am very proud of all of our staff at City Hall on their solid efforts that have got us this far.” He also said, “Amazon will actually be starting work in a very short time on this project.”
The Uvalde Hesperian reached out the Amazon’s public relations department via email and received the following statement:
Statement attributable to Daniel Martin, Amazon Spokesperson: “We’re exploring the development of a new facility to support faster customer delivery in Uvalde. Additional steps remain but we appreciate the great working relationship we have with local officials and will share more information as it becomes available.”
