by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian

Picture credit: Uvalde County Sheriff Ruben Nolasco’s Facebook Page

09-23-25

A wreck near Joe Jimmy’s in Concan was reported on Uvalde County Sheriff Ruben Nolasco last Friday night, September 19th at 7:20 PM on his Facebook Page

“- Situation: Two-vehicle crash reported on Highway 127 in front of Joe Jimmy’s.

– Status: Responders en route/on scene. Expect delays,” the report read,

The editor of the Uvalde Hesperian passed by the accident scene about 8PM that evening and observed a white SUV with extensive front-end damage resting in the bar ditch on the opposite side of 127 from Joe Jimmy’s.

  On Monday, September 22nd, the Hesperian was contacted by a motorist in the area who witnessed the vehicle moments before it crashed near Joe Jimmy’s.

The witness who asked to remain anonymous said the following: “The Tahoe that had the white/blue lights approached one of our vehicles just passed where you take the right onto 127 and glanced off of them, and then totalled the F-250 knocking it off into the ditch that was parked on the shoulder in front of Neals.”

The witness also said, “I just thought it may be part of a bigger story since they had already allegedly contacted other vehicles in Uvalde and then were running with White/Blue lights flashing?”

by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian

  A social media post has been circulating on Facebook claiming that Uvalde County Sheriff Ruben Nolasco has resigned. 

  The Uvalde Hesperian reached out to Sheriff Nolasco informing him that several people have asked if the information about his resignation was true. 

  Ruben Nolasco said, “I have no intentions of resigning.”

  On Tuesday, May 12th of this week, the Uvalde Leader-News published a news article on Uvalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez resignation being submitted to City officials. On Wednesday, May 13th, the City of Uvalde sent a press release confirming Rodriguez’s resignation.

by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian : Pictures by Robinson

   The Uvalde Hesperian spoke with Uvalde County Sheriff Rubin Nolasco Monday, January 8th, 2024 immediately following the Uvalde County Commissioners Court meeting where he was in attendance.  When asked about the status of the Uvalde County Courthouse fire which investigators have deemed to be intentionally set, Nolasco said, “It’s been stalled for now.”

   The fire was reported by an downtown bar and grill employee who had just gotten off work and called 911 approximately at 1:30 AM on Wednesday, August 9th, 2023.  The fire was isolated to the Uvalde County Tax Assessor-Collectors Office where Rita Verstuft, the Uvalde County Tax Assessor and Collector and her staff conducted business within the Courthouse. Five months following the blaze, the east facing exterior windows of the office remain boarded up and the Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office was moved to a temporary location across the street within a portion of the Uvalde County Elections office.

  In the days after the fire there were rumors that a video existed showing a suspect throwing an object into the window of the Courthouse early that morning but the Uvalde Hesperian was unable to verify this claim and no video has surfaced. 

  Previously, Sheriff Nolasco had stated there was a person of interest in the investigation and he had also stated that forensic evidence was being examined by the State Fire Marshal’s Office who was called in the next morning to assess the fire and scene.

by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian Top Photo by Robinson

What appeared to be a simple rollover incident involving an ATV on CR 303 near Knippa turned out to be more than just a simple accident.

by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian

Picture credit: Uvalde County Constable Emmanuel Zamora

One month after the an overnight fire occurred at the Uvalde County Courthouse, the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Ryben Nolasco told the Uvalde Hesperian the department is waiting for the results of the forensic evidence obtained at the crime scene. He went on to say there is a person of interest.

In previous reports,  the Sheriff’s Department had stated the fire was deliberately set.

 by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian: Photos by Robinson

Shortly before 8 AM Uvalde County Sheriff Ruben Nolasco and Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon McCutchen were seen on the east sidewalk across from the Courthouse where an overnight blaze caused damage to the Uvalde County Tax Assessor/Collector’s Office.

  The resulting damage also caused smoke damage throughout the building. The Uvalde Police Department has closed North East Street and East North Street blocking the streets and areas around the Courthouse with yellow police tape.

 Uvalde County Judge Bill Mitchell was seen talking to other officials and talking on the phone near the courthouse.

  Sheriff Nolasco said the call came in about 1:20 Wednesday morning. He also said that the State Fire Marshal will be coming from San Antonio and a fire investigation team will be arriving from New Braunfels with a trained dog. He went on to say his department is not speculating if the fire was accidental or intentionally set but will follow where the evidence leads. 

  County Tax Assessor / Collector Rita Verstuyft said that all of the records from her office are online and saved by the State of Texas Office located in Austin. She said that anyone needing to do business for vehicle registration can visit www.txdmv.gov online or visit a Tax Assessor/Collector’s Office in a neighboring county. She stated that her office is looking into the possibility of setting up a temporary office at the Uvalde County Elections office but right now that plan is still being discussed. 

  Verstyuft said her husband received a call about 2 AM this morning about the Courthouse fire and she drove to Uvalde from her residence in Knippa to the scene shortly afterwards. 

  She also said she is thankful no one was killed or injured by the fire and that no records were lost.

 by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian

Picture Credit: Uvalde County Sheriff Rubin Nolasco

  According to information from a Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post on their Concan Community Page and a report by Texas DPS,  An accident occurred Sunday, July 30th at the intersection of F.M. 127 and U.S. Highway 83 involved three vehicles and a trailer.  Three to four people were transported to Uvalde Memorial Hospital by EMS.  In the Texas DPS report, it states four people were transported by EMS to Uvalde Memorial Hospital. The Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office stated on its Facebook post that one individual was transported via AirLife and 2 individuals were transported by EMS,

 According to details of the accident received from Texas DPS, the report said, “A 2022 Toyota white Rav 4 SUV driven by a 33 year old man from Laredo was traveling WB on SH 127 and approached a stop intersection, stopped, and then proceeded to go failing to yield ROW.  A DPS black and white Chevrolet Tahoe 2020 unit traveling northbound  on US 83 then collided with Toyota SUV resulting in the SUV to rotate counterclockwise and slide into a 3rd vehicle, a 2019 black Ford F-250 towing a utility trailer in the southbound turning lane of US 83, and coming to rest facing southbound.

 The DPS unit then rotated counterclockwise and came to rest in the northbound lane of US 83 facing southbound. “