Uvalde Mayor Cody Smith, elected in November after Don McLaughlin vacated the seat to run for state office, is stepping down "effective immediately." A press release from the city cites "unexpected medical issues" but didn't elaborate. Everardo Zamora, District 1 City Council member and mayor pro-tem, will fill the seat until voters select the community's next leader in the November election. Read more: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/uvalde-mayor-resigns-cody-smith-texas-robb-elementary/273-357beb8e-3615-4e81-9fb1-f371273fa071 Subscribe to the KHOU 11 News YouTube Channel | https://bit.ly/2GCgSZ0 REMEMBER: KHOU 11+ is always streaming on Roku, FireTV and Apple TV! http://khou.com/Plus Follow KHOU 11 News on social! ➡️FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/khou11 ➡️TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/khou ➡️INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/khou11 Visit our website: https://www.khou11.com