At a Dec. 15 meeting, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board held a public hearing and discussed the possible sale of several district-owned properties, including a 13-unit apartment complex known as Slate Creek and a vacant lot at 802 South Camp Street.

Pam Bridal, the district's chief financial officer, told trustees the district purchased Slate Creek in May 2023 and presented three years of revenue and expense figures. "In 23–24 we had rental revenue of right at $131,000 and total expenditures were $219,000," Bridal said, adding the district projected rental revenue of about $202,000 for the current fiscal-year budget but still expected to break even only if occupancy and rents met assumptions. Bridal said not all units are currently occupied and that utility costs factor into the effective monthly price for residents.

Trustees and members of the public debated whether to keep Slate Creek as a recruitment tool for staff or to sell it and place proceeds into fund balance. One staff member described a proposed sliding-scale rent policy to make units affordable to early-career teachers; under that draft the district could offer reduced rents (a trustee described a $700 introductory rate for new teachers as an example discussed during the meeting).

Carlos Garcia, who identified himself as working with Rudy Brandon, asked the board to set an opening bid for a tax-foreclosed lot struck off to the district in 2012. After discussion about appraised values (the appraisal district lists the lot at $33,000) and prior private resale offers near $7,000, Trustee Quinones moved and Trustee Risa seconded a motion to set the public-resale minimum bid for 802 South Camp Street at $7,000; the board voted to approve the motion.

The board did not take a final sale of Slate Creek at this meeting; staff said they would bring additional information about sliding-scale policy options, occupancy figures and potential city interest before any final disposition. The public hearing record remains open for questions raised during the meeting.