Kimberly Mata-Rubio is pursuing a degree in history from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. She is an award-winning journalist, having earned multiple first- and second-place awards from the regional South Texas Press Association and statewide Texas Press Association. During her career with the Uvalde Leader-News, where she served as a staff writer and later assistant editor, she covered crime, public schools, the court system, and city and county governments in addition to serving on the chamber of commerce board of directors.