Uvalde elects former mayor Cody Smith as its next leader in the shadow of the Robb Elementary shooting
The community chose an insider and former mayor to serve the remaining year on the term of Don McLaughlin, who is running for the Texas House of Representatives.
A mother’s run for mayor raises a difficult question: How does Uvalde move forward?
Kimberly Mata-Rubio’s daughter Lexi was killed in the Robb Elementary shooting. Now, as she runs for mayor, some residents see her as a painful reminder of a tragedy they’re trying to move on from.
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Kimberly Mata-Rubio's daughter Lexi was killed in the Robb Elementary shooting. Now, as she runs for mayor, some residents see her as a painful reminder of a tragedy they're trying to move on from.
Kimberly Mata-Rubio is running for mayor of Uvalde, Texas to honor the memory of her child who was murdered: https://www.npr.org/2023/07/28/1190698291/uvalde-victim-mother-mayor-honor-daughter-mata-rubio
#uvalde #politics #elections #kimberlymatarubio #npr #dustinjones
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