Description

Uvalde is a city and the county seat of Uvalde County, Texas. The population was 15,312 at the 2021 census. Employment sectors are construction, educational services and healthcare. Upon arrival in Uvalde, we will meet our step-on guide and then visit the First State Bank that is still a working bank and is home to former Govenor Dolph Briscoe’s excessive artwork and antique collection. Next, we will do a 30 to 45-minute walk to see the first set of murals of Uvalde victims. Next, we will board the bus and drive around the town square to see more murals. The next stop will be for lunch at Oasis Outback BBQ Grill. After lunch we will visit El Progreso Memorial Library that was founded in 1903 by a group of women who wished to start a new civic organization and then do a drive by of the Robb Elementary School. We will also visit the 1891 Opera House where melodramas and traveling tour companies performed over 100 years ago and visit the Brisco-Garner Museum built in 1920. This was the beautiful home of John Vance Garner, Vice President of the United States under F.D.R. Cost includes motor coach transportation, lunch, admission fees and tips.