Soon after polls closed at 7 p.m. Nov. 3, residents claimed front-row seats facing the Uvalde Leader-News whiteboards, their backs to the county courthouse.

Lawn chairs and blankets covered the pavement as the crowd settled in for an evening of watching election results.

The gathering, a 94-year Uvalde tradition, drew residents who stayed past 10 p.m. as newspaper staff posted [...] This content is only available to paid subscribers.