Uvalde Leader-News

This newspaper succeeded earlier ones: The Uvalde "Hesperian" (founded 1879), "West Texan" (1884), The Uvalde "News" (1886), and The "Leader" of 1898. Harry P. Hornby (1876-1948), an Englishman, arrived in January 1898 and in three weeks launched The "Leader". Three years later this paper absorbed The "News" and took the present name. The "Leader-News" was sold in 1908 to Frank M. Getzendaner and in 1919 to Bessie Fletcher. By 1925, Hornby was again Editor and Publisher. He also had other business and civic activities, including holding office as mayor in 1926-1930. The paper attracted national attention in 1931 by its triumphant support of local citizen John Nance Garner for the Vice President of the United States. The son, Harry Hornby, after four years as a U.S. Marine officer, began editing The "Leader-News" in 1946, and with his wife became owner in 1948. The paper in the 1960s boosted the candidacy of another local resident, Dolph Briscoe, who became the Governor of Texas. Maintaining policies stated in the first issue, The "Leader-News" continues to support new enterprise and industry; its editorials promote education, recreation, and conservation improvements in Uvalde and throughout the state. 1976

Uvalde Leader-News is a historical marker in Uvalde, Uvalde County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 55 historical markers documented in Uvalde County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 82 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.2116, -99.7870 near Uvalde. The nearest cataloged historic site is Grand Opera House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Kincaid Hotel, Schwartz, Louis, and Rice Hotel and Saddlery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5463005446. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.