Uvalde Texas (TX) - City Profile By Cofran's Texas Hill Country Portal

UVLADE, Texas

Uvalde is just outside the Texas Hill Country (to the southwest), and packed with venues and resources.

Listed below are some of our favorite destinations and web sites to visit.

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Located in Uvalde County; Pronounced: "You-VAL-dee"

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CITY OF UVALDE: www.uvaldetx.com

UVALDE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 830-278-3361; 300 E. Main, Uvalde, TX 78801; Web: www.uvalde.org; Email: director@uvalde.org

UVALDE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU: 830-278-4115; 800-588-2533; 300 East Main St, Uvalde, TX 78801; Web: www.visituvalde.com; Email: kimbra@uvaldecvb.org

VISIT UVALDE: www.visituvalde.com

TEXAS HILL COUNTRY RIVER REGION: Fun activities in the Sabinal Canyon, Rio Frio Canyon and Nueces Canyon, near Concan, Utopia, Garner State Park and close to the edge of the Hill Country in Uvalde and Sabinal. www.thcrr.com; Email: info@thcrr.com

UVALDE AREA DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION: www.uvaldeadf.com

UVALDE COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICES: See Uvalde County

THE UVALDE LEADER-NEWS: 830-278-3335; 110 No. East St., Uvalde, TX 78802-0740. www.uvaldeleadernews.com

AVIATION MUSEUM OF TEXAS: 830-278-2552; Sul Ross Blvd, Uvalde, TX 78801

THE JOHN NANCE GARNER MUSEUM: 830-278-5018; 333 North Park Street Uvalde, TX 78801. Located in the 1920 Home of VP John N. Garner, this museum documents the remarkable life of Texas native son John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner (1868-1967), one of the most powerful Vice Presidents in US history and the second most powerful politician in the US during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Exhibits: photographs, cartoons, art, historical documents, and memorabilia reflecting Garner's life and career. The home served as a city library, historical museum, and community meeting facility. Free tours. Tue-Sat 9a-5p. Free Admission. Operated by the Univ. of Texas. bhadley@mail.utexas.edu. www.cah.utexas.edu/museums/garner.php

WEATHER UNDERGROUND: http://www.wunderground.com/US/TX/Uvalde.html

BUSINESS and ORGANIZATION DIRECTORY

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ARTE: 830-591-0444; 107 W S St, Uvalde, TX 78801-5553. Art gallery.

CENTER FOR COMMUNITY WELLNESS: 830-278-5604; 908 S Evans, Uvalde, TX 78801. www.chdi4health.org

CHALK BLUFF PARK: 830-278-5515; 1108 Chalk Bluff Road, Uvalde, TX 78801. www.chalkbluff.com. A 400 acre multi-use, family playground destination located on Nueces River S of Camp Wood. With upwards of 1000 guests in the peak summer period you won't be lonely! Features a 300' superb cliff near the water and lake frontage. Rentals of canoes, tubes, kayaks, bikes, fishing poles. Shuttle service for tubing or paddling down the river. Store, fishing, trails for hiking and mountain biking, boats, putt-putt golf, yard games, arrow head hunts. Animal menagerie. Pavilion with cooking facilities. 60 Cabins with bath and AC. 40+ RV sites with full service hookups. Primitive camping. Horseback rides (1 hour with 3 river crossings) and hayrides provided by neighboring outfitter. Horse camps with prior arrangements. Round pen. Fall hunting (deer, hogs, birds).

CORNER CUPBOARD MINI STORAGE: 830-278-5065; 2633 E Main, Uvalde, TX 78801. www.cornercupboardministorage.com

FARM BUREAU INSURANCE: 830-278-9181; 111 E Calera, Uvalde, TX 78802. www.txfb-ins.com

FIRST STATE BANK OF UVALDE: 830-278-6231; 200 E Nopal St., Uvalde, TX 78802. www.fsbuvalde.com

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 830-278-3135; 301 N High, Uvalde, TX 78801. www.umc.org

FOUNDATION REPAIR CO: 830-278-2949; Uvalde, TX 78801

GILBERT'S BODY SHOP AND WRECKER SERVICE: 830-278-5159; 1804 N Getty St, Uvalde, TX 78801

HONDO NATIONAL BANK: 830-278-8765; 702 E Main, Uvalde, TX 78801. www.hondonationalbank.com

LIVE OAK TRUCK SHOP: 830-591-2255; 1895 Hwy 83 S, Uvalde, TX 78802. www.liveoaktruckshop.com

MEDINA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE: HQ: 866-632-3532; 2308 18th St, Hondo, TX 78861-0370. http://medinaec.org. Service Area Map: http://medinaec.org/images/map-bg2.gif

MEDINA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE - Uvalde: District 4 Office: 866-632-3532; 2604 Hwy 90 E, Uvalde, TX 78802-1810

MR. CARTENDER: 444 W Main St., Uvalde, TX 78801

OASIS OUTBACK: 2900 E Main St., Uvalde, TX 78801

PETER RABBIT'S CONVENIENCE STORE: 800 E Main Street, Uvalde, TX 78801

OUR HEALTH: 830-278-7105; 200 S Evans, Uvalde, TX 78801. www.chdi4health.org

PETER RABBIT’S CONVENIENCE STORE: 2204 Milam St. (Hwy 83 No), Uvalde, TX 78801

ROADRUNNER ENERGY: 830-278-1111; 2621 E Main, Uvalde, TX 78801. Propane

SEARS HOMETOWN STORES: 830-278-9555; 2344 E Main, Uvalde, TX 78801. www.searshometownstores.com

SOTELO'S AUTO REPAIR: 830-278-2644; 668 N. Grove St., Uvalde, TX 78801

TEXAS AG FINANCE: 800-950-8563; 830-278-3212; 244 N Getty St, Uvalde, TX 78801. www.texasagfinance.com

TIM'S TRAILER PARTS: 830-278-4647; S Hwy 87, Uvalde, TX 78802

TRACTOR CITY: 800-621-5493; 2305 E Main, Uvalde, TX 78801

(THE) UPS STORE: 830-278-9900; 3030 Hwy 90 E, Ste B, Uvalde, TX 78801

UVALDE ADULT ACTIVITY CENTER: 830-278-9571; 250 E Main St, Uvalde, TX 78801. www.uvaldeaac.org

UVALDE MEDICAL & SURGICAL ASSOCIATES: 830-278-3086, 1038 B Garner Field Rd, Uvalde, TX 78801

UVALDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: 1025 Garner Field Road, Uvalde, TX 78801. www.umhtx.org

UVALDE RADIO 102.3 AND 104.9: Uvalde, TX 78801. www.uvalderadio.com

UTILITY SERVICES

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