Universal City election: Mayor, three council seats on May 2 ballot
Universal City voters will choose a mayor and three at-large council members May 2. The city clerk confirmed candidate filings and ballot drawing details.
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"No board member should ever become the story": SCUCISD trustees vote 6-1 to restrict Matthew Short
The SCUCISD board approved a motion to restrict Trustee Dr. Matthew Short's access to district property, an action one trustee described as "the most formal action" available under state law. In a 6-1 vote, the board approved a motion that restricts Short from accessing district facilities
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Judson ISD Closes Middle School; Three More UC Elementaries at Risk
Universal City leaders lobby the school board as a pattern of campus closures raises fears about property values and community appeal.
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Steele High School bomb threat leads to evacuation, canceled classes; officials say similar threats hit other schools
Byron P. Steele High School canceled classes Wednesday after the campus received a bomb threat by voicemail, according to Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD.
Crime Blotter: Week of February 14, 2026
Local law enforcement activity from Feb. 9-15 🚗 Drug Chase Ends in Guadalupe River SEGUIN — A nine-minute, multi-agency pursuit ended at the Guadalupe River bridge near Seguin on Feb. 9 after a suspect fled from Bexar County into Guadalupe County on Interstate 10. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office initiated the
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Universal City spends $2.37M on golf course upgrades
The Universal City Council voted 4-2 on Jan. 6 to spend $2.37 million renovating Olympia Hills Golf & Event Center — a contract that came in as much as 74% higher than initial estimates. The city-owned course at 12900 Mount Olympus will get new bunkers, irrigation upgrades, resurfaced tees, and
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SCUCISD board to address trustee who allegedly abandoned students
The Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District board will meet Thursday to discuss Matthew Short, a trustee who was sworn in just hours after he allegedly abandoned at least six elementary students outside a Judson ISD school. Short, elected to the SCUCISD Place 4 seat in November 2025, was teaching third
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SCUCISD hosts business leaders for campus tour on bond vote day
SCUCISD hosted local business leaders at Clemens High School this week as part of a chamber of commerce program called Leadership CORE — and used the visit to build support for the district's $295 million bond referendum. The four-hour session on Feb. 12, the same day the board voted
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Train hits vehicle hauler at Schertz crossing — again
A Union Pacific freight train struck an 18-wheeler hauling two ambulances Feb. 9 at the Schertz Parkway and FM 78 railroad crossing — the second truck-train collision at this intersection in less than six months. The driver escaped unharmed after calling the emergency number posted on the crossing sign and exiting
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Snowfest returns to Universal City Saturday with Clemens grad headlining
Universal City’s annual Snowfest & Carnival is back Saturday, Feb. 21 at Universal City Park — and this year the headliner is one of the area’s own. Josh Varnes, a Clemens High School graduate who grew up in Universal City, will headline the live entertainment. Varnes moved to Nashville
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SCUCISD board calls $295M bond election for May 2
The SCUCISD Board of Trustees voted 7-0 Thursday night to call a $295.1 million bond election for May 2, split across three propositions. The package breaks down as follows: Proposition A ($230.7 million) — General Facilities: Campus security systems, classroom and learning space upgrades, fine arts and CTE renovations
Cibolo Man Stabs Himself in Courtroom After Receiving 12-Year Sentence
SEGUIN — A Cibolo man stabbed himself in the neck with a plastic knife Thursday afternoon immediately after learning his sentence in a child sexual abuse case, raising questions about how he got the weapon into the courtroom. Charles Wyatt, 60, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for multiple charges