Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin has announced he will step down and run for a Texas House seat.
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin Jr. speaks at a Special City Council meeting at City Hall on June 7, 2022.
, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. McLaughlin has served as mayor of the small South Texas city since 2014 and was reelected three times. He led the community through the May 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School, where a local teenager killed 19 students and two teachers.
McLaughlin, a Republican, said he is running in District 80. In a statement July 14, McLaughlin said entering the race “was a no brainer for me,” saying that “out of touch members of the establishment class have been ignoring the concerns of everyday Texans.” He cited property tax relief, school choice, land ownership by noncitizens and border control as important issues that legislators should have addressed already.
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