El Paso lawmaker aids Uvalde shooting investigation three years after massacre in his city

State Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, speaks during a July 17 press conference at Uvalde's civic center hosted by the committee investigating the Robb Elementary shooting. (Credit: Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune)

State Rep. Joe Moody sat in the auditorium of St. Luke Catholic Church in El Paso on Aug. 3, 2019, preparing for a religious retreat with a group of fellow churchgoers. That day, they were talking about community.

“A lot of that discussion was kind of, what do you do in your daily life to reflect God’s love into the community?” Moody remembers.