The Uvalde parents are not going away—and some Texas Republicans are starting to see them.
. But the families in Uvalde got involved in partisan politics in a way that we haven’t seen previously in the state.
Some of the mothers and fathers of children who were killed got involved in Beto O’Rourke’s campaign for governor against Greg Abbott, including appearing in some of his television ads, where the descriptions of the children were included. They were some of the most, I think, powerful political ads I’ve seen in the state. It became a centerpiece of O’Rourke’s campaign against Abbott. Of course, [O’Rourke] was unsuccessful.
. I don’t think that’s going to happen with the shooting in Allen, Texas. But Texans have never stopped talking about Uvalde.I was listening to one of the mothers testifying before a Texas House committee, and she had driven all the way from Uvalde to Austin, which is three hours at least, to show up for a hearing at the Capitol at 8 a.m. She didn’t get to testify until 13 hours later. These families have been jerked around by the legislative process in a way that’s pretty shameful.
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