The Matas never celebrated Day of the Dead before; this year they built an altar at the grave of 10-year-old Tess, surrounded by family. For Thanksgiving and Christmas, they broke their traditions. On a gray and cloudy afternoon on Nov. 1, the start of Día de los Muertos, four men carry an altar for 19 … Continue reading Broken hearts lead to broken traditions in Uvalde as Mata family cele…
A Mother Whose Daughter Was Murdered in Uvalde Navigates a New Reality During the Holidays
"Who I was before ceased to exist the moment Lexi died," Kimberly Mata-Rubio says. On a drizzly December evening in Washington, D.C., Kimberly Mata-Rubio marched silently from Union Station to Capitol Hill with dozens of other families from Uvalde, Texas. Her 10-year-old daughter Lexi Rubio was murdered in the shooting at Robb Elementary School on … Continue reading A Mother Whose Daughter Was Murdered in Uvalde Navigates a New Reality During the Holidays
Family of Uvalde victim urge Congress for tougher gun laws: ‘When is enough enough?’
Sister of victim and pediatrician testify during congressional hearing on the mass school shooting at Robb elementary The sister of one of the young victims killed in the Uvalde school shooting earlier this year, as well as the city’s only pediatrician, pleaded for stricter gun laws during a congressional hearing on gun violence on Thursday. … Continue reading Family of Uvalde victim urge Congress for tougher gun laws: ‘When is enough enough?’