Kimberly Mata-Rubio's 10-year-old daughter was one of the 19 children and two teachers killed in the May 24, 2022, shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

On a sticky Texas morning, Kimberly Mata-Rubio is lacing up her running shoes ahead of two races she is running in Uvalde in tribute to her daughter Lexi, who was killed in the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting.

First up is a charity run honoring Lexi’s life. Then it’s back to a tougher contest: Campaigning to become mayor of Uvalde, a town still divided after one of America’s deadliest mass shootings and a botched police response that is still under investigation.

“One thing I hear with all of my children, and it echoes my own belief, is that right now Lexi’s legacy is our priority and we just want to honor her with action,” Mata-Rubio said.

  • @pinkdrunkenelephants
    2•8 months ago

    And that was in reply to:

    Uvalde overwhelmingly re-elected the same politicians, judges and sheriffs that led to the shooting and lack of response. Uvalde also voted strongly for Abbott.

    That’s when my last shred of sympathy for that community evaporated. If they don’t care about their own children being killed, why should I? Clearly they want this to continue happening.

    A comment directed at the community as a whole.

    So even if what you say is true, it simply reinforced OP’s point that the community is fucking garbage, as the fact there would even be a majority of evil people to override the will of the parents makes the town undeserving of sympathy.