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Uvalde victim's mother perseveres through teaching, connecting with 10-year-old daughter's memory

(24 May 2023) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4436256 ++MUSIC CLEARED FOR USE++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Uvalde, Texas - 3 May 2023 1. A mural depicts Tess Mata, who was killed in the school shooting at Robb Elementary School HEADLINE: Mother of Uvalde victim perseveres through teaching ASSOCIATED PRESS Uvalde, Texas - 3 May 2023 2. Veronica Mata, Tess' mother, walks out of a coffee shop ANNOTATION: Veronica Mata has an established morning routine. ASSOCIATED PRESS Uvalde, Texas - 3 May 2023 3. Mata gets into her car while holding her coffee 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Veronica Mata, Tess Mata's mother: ++FULLY COVERED++ "If I'm not running late, I'll usually come and I'll pick up a coffee. And then I'll take a drive to Tess' mural just to wish her good morning." 5. Tight of the mural 6. Mata's car parked next to the mural 7. Mata looks up at the mural while seated in the car 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Veronica Mata, Tess Mata's mother: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ "It just makes me feel at peace when I drive by and I see it. And then just her giving her little peace sign, it's just the icing on the cake, you know. It's just -- it feels so good to see it." 9. Tight of the peace sign in the mural 10. A framed photo of Tess Mata sits at a memorial for the Robb victims located in the center of a downtown park ANNOTATION: Ten-year-old Tess Mata was killed a year ago in one of the most notorious mass shootings in U.S. history. ASSOCIATED PRESS Uvalde, Texas - 3 May 2023 11. Various of a memorial for Tess Mata and the other victims set up outside Robb Elementary 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Veronica Mata, Tess Mata's mother: "It's a horrible day, a day that no mother and father should ever have to go through." 13. Various of Mata visiting Tess' gravesite ANNOTATION: One that has been very hard from which to move forward. ANNOTATION: Mata says she has drawn strength from Tess’ memory. ANNOTATION: And her kindergarten students. Mata just finished up her 12th year of teaching. ASSOCIATED PRESS Uvalde, Texas - 3 May 2023 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Veronica Mata, Tess Mata's mother: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ " I have a picture of Tess on my nightstand, and I just look at it and I just tell her, you know, 'Tess, you know, give me the strength, baby girl. Help me get up.'" 15. The Uvalde water tower ANNOTATION: Uvalde also is in need of some assistance. ASSOCIATED PRESS Uvalde, Texas - 3 May 2023 16. Various of flags whipping in the wind outside city hall ANNOTATION: It once was known as a quiet town not far from the Texas-Mexico border with trees sometimes situated in the middle of the street. ASSOCIATED PRESS Uvalde, Texas - 3 May 2023 17. A tree stands in the middle of a neighborhood street 18. A (English) "Uvalde Strong" message is written in the window of a downtown business ANNOTATION: Now, memorials honoring the 19 children and two teachers who lost their lives are visible from one end of town to the other. ASSOCIATED PRESS Uvalde, Texas - 3 May 2023 19. Rocks painted with messages honoring the Robb victims sit underneath a tree outside the school 20. Another (English) "Uvalde Strong" message on a wall at a car dealership 21. A lock with (English) "RIP" written on it is affixed to a fence outside Robb Elementary 22. Crosses honoring the victims at the park memorial 23. Flowers and a monument to the victims sit outside Robb 24. SOUNDBITE (English) Ronald Garza, Uvalde County commissioner: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ "I don't know if we've gotten past that sadness, right, the somberness. But we're inching." ASSOCIATED PRESS Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...