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Mother of Uvalde school shooting victim announces run for mayor
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Mother of Uvalde school shooting victim announces run for mayor

Kimberly Mata-Rubio announced her plans to run for Uvalde city mayor with the promise of repairing a community left fractured by the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, which claimed the life of her 10-year-old daughter, Alexandria “Lexi” Rubio. “I grieve for the woman you would have become and all the difference you would have made in this world,” Mata-Rubio said in a tweet shared Thursday evening, along with the local newspaper announcement of her candidacy. “I grieve for the woman I was when you were still here. But, one part of me still exist[s], I am still your mom. I will honor your...

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