Why did Matthew McConaughey not run for governor of Texas?
foxnews.comMatthew McConaughey is an awarding-winning actor, but growing up in a working-class family in the heart of Texas has kept him close to the Lone Star State, including as a professor and potential candidate for governor.
McConaughey, born in Uvalde, Texas, has been an active community leader throughout the state for years. He recently called for bipartisan gun legislation following the deadly shooting in his hometown that left 22 dead, including 19 students at Robb Elementary School shooting.
After a private meeting with President Joe Biden, the actor gave an emotional plea at the White House press briefing room for Congress to raise the minimum age to purchase an AR-15 and expand background checks.
The actor's mother also taught at a school only a mile from where the shooting occurred in Uvalde. McConaughey and his wife, Camila Alves, traveled to the town in May to pay their respects to the victims and their families.
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