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Alexandria Robertson shows her daughters Novah and Kellani-Ari Wilson ultrasound pictures from her pregnancies in Manor, TX on Feb. 2, 2023.
Alexandria Robertson comforts Novah Wilson on her bed in Manor, TX, on Feb. 2, 2023.
Tree damage at the Westlake United Methodist Church in West Lake Hills, TX on Feb. 3, 2023.
Travis County’s Tom Miller Dam at Lake Austin, which provides hydroelectric power and water supply to the area, on Feb. 3, 2023.
Austin Energy corporate head quarters in Mueller, Austin on Feb. 3, 2023.
Austin Energy corporate head quarters in Mueller, Austin on Feb. 3, 2023.
On day four without power, Justin Havird and Arlo, 2, build with legos at the Austin Central Library on Feb. 4, 2023.
Austin Energy employee Roderick Easley accepts donuts for the electrical distribution crew in North Shoal Creek on Feb. 4, 2023.
Tree limbs in North Shoal Creek cleared in preparation for Austin Energy electrical line maintenance on Feb. 4, 2023.
Austin Energy crew leader Forrest Gifford holds a notebook in hand during a media interview on Feb. 4, 2023.
Wright tree service employees clear branches in North Shoal Creek on Feb. 4, 2023.
Austin Energy line worker Brain Behrens prepares power lines for re-energization on Feb. 4, 2023.
Sec. of State Jane Nelson stands in the foyer of the Secretary of State office on Feb. 8, 2023.
Whitney Morrow cooks dinner on a camping propane stove while two-year-old Shelby plays outside as the sun sets with his dad, Nick, in Wooten, Austin on Feb. 6, 2023.
Nick Morrow comforts Shelby, 2, after an injury outside in Wooten, Austin on Feb. 6, 2023. The Morrows enjoy the last moments of daylight before retiring inside for dinner by battery light.
Whitney Morrow serves dinner, cooked on a propane camping stove, by a battery-powered desk light used for working from home in Wooten, Austin on Feb. 6, 2023.
After a bath, Nick Morrow changes Shelby, 2, into pajamas for bed on Feb. 6, 2023. Shelby’s nightlight is a small LED candle.
One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Vice President Mike Pence visited the University of Texas at Austin to discuss the one year anniversary on Feb. 24, 2023. “While some in my party have taken a somewhat different view, let me be clear,” Pence said. “There can be no room in the leadership of the Republican Party for apologists for Putin. There can only be room for champions of freedom.”
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks after receiving the state’s eleventh consecutive Governor’s Cup, awarded to states with high job creation rates and business growth, from Site Selection Magazine at the Governor’s Mansion on March 1, 2023. Abbott attributed some of Texas’ recent economic growth to the state’s business-friendly regulation policies and programs by the Economic Development and Tourism Office.
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks with guests after receiving the state’s eleventh consecutive Governor’s Cup, awarded to states with high job creation rates and business growth, from Site Selection Magazine at the Governor’s Mansion on March 1, 2023. Abbott attributed some of Texas’ recent economic growth to the state’s business-friendly regulation policies and programs by the Economic Development and Tourism Office.
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks with guests after receiving the state’s eleventh consecutive Governor’s Cup, awarded to states with high job creation rates and business growth, from Site Selection Magazine at the Governor’s Mansion on March 1, 2023. Abbott attributed some of Texas’ recent economic growth to the state’s business-friendly regulation policies and programs by the Economic Development and Tourism Office.
Amanda Zurawski speaks at a press conference announcing the filing of Zurawski v. Texas at the Capitol on March 7, 2023. Five plaintiffs have been denied life-saving medical care during pregnancy complications in Texas and demand a declaratory judgement from the state on what constitutes a “medical emergency” exception to abortion bans.
Anna Zargarian and Lauren Miller, two of five plaintiffs denied abortions in Texas during life-threatening pregnancy complications, during a press conference announcing the filing of Zurawski v. Texas at the Capitol on March 7, 2023. Seven plaintiffs, including two OB-GYNs, demand a declaratory judgement from the state on what constitutes a “medical emergency” exception to abortion bans.
From left: Anna Zargarian, Lauren Miller, Lauren Hall, and Amanda Zurawski at a press conference announcing the filing of Zurawski v. Texas at the Capitol on March 7, 2023. The four plaintiffs have been denied life-saving medical care during pregnancy complications in Texas and demand clarity on what constitutes a “medical emergency” exception to abortion bans.
Longhorns graze on the Fuel City Ranch by the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in Dallas on Mar. 20, 2023.
Longhorns graze on the Fuel City Ranch in Dallas on Mar. 20, 2023.
Victims’ rights attorney Michelle Simpson Tuegel protests HB4601, a bill that would decrease the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse cases, on the State Capitol Steps on Mar. 22, 2023.
Anne Elrod Whitney from the Texas Survivor Coalition holds an image of her at 10-years-old, when she was sexually abused by her gymnastics coach, on the State Capitol steps on Mar. 22, 2023. “At that time, I didn't really understand what had happened,” Whitney said. “When I started telling people, although people cared, they didn't respond in a way that got any attention.”
Jillian Edwards Coburn of the Texas Survivor Coalition holds a picture of Brandy Shay Fisher, a victim of child sexual abuse, on the State Capitol Steps on Mar. 22, 2023.“I think of all the community that I had, and if she would’ve had it, she’d still be here,” Coburn said.
Drag artist Brigitte Bandit and other attendees wait to give witness testimony for the Senate’s discussion of SB12 in the Capitol rotunda on Mar. 23, 2023. The bill defines drag shows as sexually oriented performances and would fine businesses who host them in front of children.
Illustrated posters reading “We Belong Here” litter the Capitol’s rotunda floor during Texas Students for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’s protest of HB1 Rider No. 186, which would defund DEI initiatives at public universities, on Mar. 23, 2023.
Shelbie Zimmerman holds Salem Rosemary Zimmerman Christian, 2, as she tapes a sign informing visitors the memorial will be closed for Donald Trump’s campaign rally on the gate at the New Mt. Caramel Center, site of the former Branch Davidian compound in Waco on Mar. 25, 2023.
Gabriellah Zimmerman Christian stands beside the entry sign to New Mt. Carmel, where she lives in Waco on Mar. 25, 2023.
Shelbie Zimmerman with her children, Salem Rosemary Zimmerman Christian and Gabriellah Zimmerman Christian, as she tapes a sign informing visitors the memorial will be closed for Donald Trump’s campaign rally on the gate at the New Mt. Caramel Center, site of the Branch Davidian compound, on Mar. 25, 2023.
Former president Donald Trump holds his first 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas on Mar. 25, 2023.
Former president Donald Trump holds his first 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas on Mar. 25, 2023.
Former president Donald Trump holds his first 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas on Mar. 25, 2023.
Former president Donald Trump holds his first 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas on Mar. 25, 2023.
Former president Donald Trump holds his first 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas on Mar. 25, 2023.
Former president Donald Trump holds his first 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas on Mar. 25, 2023.
Drag queen Nadine Hughes performs in the Capitol Rotunda during the Youth Capitol Takeover on Mar. 29, 2023.
The Texas State Capitol on Mar. 29, 2023.
Drag queen Natalie Hole performs in the Capitol Rotunda during the Youth Capitol Takeover on Mar. 29, 2023.
Chief Justice Nathan Hecht delivers his State of the Judiciary speech at the Supreme Court in Austin on Apr. 5, 2023.
Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht delivers his State of the Judiciary speech at the Supreme Court in Austin on Apr. 5, 2023.
Topher Malone, a student advocate for transgender youth, shops for prom dresses with her friends at a thrift shop in Round Rock, Texas on Apr. 7, 2023. Malone testified at the Capitol against HB 1686, a bill prohibiting gender affirming care for minors. “I think it’s really important that, as trans youth, we really speak up and represent ourselves,” Malone said. “I did skip all the school on that Monday, in order to be there, and I stayed there for 17 hours at the Capitol, just to testify.”
Topher Malone, a student advocate for transgender youth browses books with her friends at a thrift shop in Round Rock, Texas on Apr. 7, 2023. Malone testified at the Capitol against HB 1686, a bill prohibiting gender affirming care for minors. “I think it’s really important that, as trans youth, we really speak up and represent ourselves,” Malone said. “I did skip all the school on that Monday, in order to be there, and I stayed there for 17 hours at the Capitol, just to testify.”
Topher Malone, a student advocate for transgender youth, in Round Rock, Texas on Apr. 7, 2023. Malone testified at the Capitol against HB 1686, a bill prohibiting gender affirming care for minors. “I think it’s really important that, as trans youth, we really speak up and represent ourselves,” Malone said. “I did skip all the school on that Monday, in order to be there, and I stayed there for 17 hours at the Capitol, just to testify.”
Police officer Dakari Davis speaks about the racial discrimination he faced in the workplace due to his hairstyle during a press conference advocating for the passage of the CROWN act in the state capitol on Apr. 13, 2023. “In 2019 I was recommended for termination,” Davis said. “Not because I violated the oath I took to protect Texans. Not because I violated the trust of the community, but solely due to this ethnic hairstyle that I wear all before all of you today.”
Members of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus held a press conference supporting the passage of the CROWN act in the state capitol on Apr. 13, 2023.
Demonstrators held a read-in in the capitol rotunda Wednesday afternoon during the reading of HB 900, a bill aimed to prohibit inappropriate books in school libraries. Protestors opposing the bill say the language is too vague to be effective.
Demonstrators protest SB14, a bill to eradicate gender transition healthcare for trans kids in Texas, while the bill is heard in the House at the state capitol on May 2, 2023. The bill is the furthest any LGBT legislation has gone this session.
Supporters of SB14, a bill to eradicate gender transition healthcare for trans kids in Texas, sit in the capitol rotunda waiting for the House to convene on May 2, 2023. The bill is the furthest any LGBT legislation has gone this session.
Protestors of SB14, a bill to eradicate gender transition healthcare for trans kids in Texas, sit in the capitol rotunda waiting for the House to convene on May 2, 2023. The bill is the furthest any LGBT legislation has gone this session.
Supporters and protestors of SB14, a bill to eradicate gender transition healthcare for trans kids in Texas, enter the House gallery before the bill is heard at the state capitol on May 2, 2023. The bill is the furthest any LGBT legislation has gone this session.
Demonstrators protest SB14, a bill to eradicate gender transition healthcare for trans kids in Texas, while the bill is heard in the House at the state capitol on May 2, 2023. The bill is the furthest any LGBT legislation has gone this session.
A building being demolished on Guadalupe and 21 street in Austin on May 2, 2023.
The UT system Board of Regents during a regular meeting in Austin on May 3, 2023.
High school senior Topher Malone gives a presentation on college applications to juniors in National Honors Society after receiving a full ride to Harvard University on May 5, 2023, at the Early College High School at the Austin Community College Round Rock campus.
High school senior Topher Malone gives a presentation on college applications to juniors in National Honors Society after receiving a full ride to Harvard University on May 5, 2023, at the Early College High School at the Austin Community College Round Rock campus.
Childcare providers and families in Texas joined a nationwide “Day Without Child Care”, rallying for greater investment in daycare and early education at the south steps of the Capitol on May 8, 2023.
Childcare providers and families in Texas joined a nationwide “Day Without Child Care”, rallying for greater investment in daycare and early education at the south steps of the Capitol on May 8, 2023.
Border city residents and Austin community members gather for a vigil at the Capitol the day after a car ran into pedestrians near a Brownsville migrant and homeless shelter on May 8, 2023.
Afghan refugee Azita Jawed and her husband Hamid Sadra at their home in Austin, Texas on May 17, 2023. Jawady, a former social worker and employee at USAID and Sadra, an artist, fled to Texas from danger they faced from their previous jobs in Afghanistan.
Afghan refugee Azita Jawed and her husband Hamid Sadra at their home in Austin, Texas on May 17, 2023. Jawady, a former social worker and employee at USAID and Sadra, an artist, fled to Texas from danger they faced from their previous jobs in Afghanistan.
Hamid Sadra displays his art in his home in Austin, Texas on May 17, 2023. Sadra, who worked as an artist, and his wife Azita Jawady, a former social worker and employee at USAID, fled to Texas from danger they faced from their previous jobs in Afghanistan.
Afghan refugee Azita Jawed and her husband Hamid Sadra at their home in Austin, Texas on May 17, 2023. Jawady, a former social worker and employee at USAID and Sadra, an artist, fled to Texas from danger they faced from their previous jobs in Afghanistan.
Days before SB17 and SB18, regarding higher education tenure and DEI, are heard on the house floor, Texas Students for DEI visit democrat house representatives to urge them to oppose the bills in the state capitol on May 18, 2023.
State troopers bring in a bomb sniffing dog for a routine check during the final days of the 88th Legislature’s regular session on May 22, 2023.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tours the Capitol after a visit with Gov. Greg Abbott in his office to discuss economic development on May 23, 2023. Gov. Greg Abbott hosts an economic development meeting with Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his office on May 23, 2023.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tours the Capitol after a visit with Gov. Greg Abbott in his office to discuss economic development on May 23, 2023. Gov. Greg Abbott hosts an economic development meeting with Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his office on May 23, 2023.
A crowd awaits former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson after his visit with Gov. Greg Abbott in his office to discuss economic development on May 23, 2023. Gov. Greg Abbott hosts an economic development meeting with Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his office on May 23, 2023.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tours the Capitol after a visit with Gov. Greg Abbott in his office to discuss economic development on May 23, 2023. Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tours the Capitol after a visit with Gov. Greg Abbott in his office to discuss economic development on May 23, 2023. Gov. Greg Abbott hosts an economic development meeting with Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his office on May 23, 2023.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tours the Capitol after a visit with Gov. Greg Abbott in his office to discuss economic development on May 23, 2023. Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tours the Capitol after a visit with Gov. Greg Abbott in his office to discuss economic development on May 23, 2023. Gov. Greg Abbott hosts an economic development meeting with Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his office on May 23, 2023.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tours the Capitol after a visit with Gov. Greg Abbott in his office to discuss economic development on May 23, 2023. Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tours the Capitol after a visit with Gov. Greg Abbott in his office to discuss economic development on May 23, 2023. Gov. Greg Abbott hosts an economic development meeting with Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his office on May 23, 2023.
Topher Malone finishes her makeup for graduation day in her bedroom in Round Rock on May 26, 2023
Topher Malone’s graduation attire in her bedroom in Round Rock on May 26, 2023
Topher Malone puts on graduation robes before the ceremony in her bedroom in Round Rock on May 26, 2023.
Topher Malone drives to Round Rock Early College High School the morning of graduation on May 26, 2023.
Topher Malone and her senior class wait to load buses to the event center the morning of graduation on May 26, 2023.
Topher Malone hands her classmates a copy of “Love is a Dog from Hell” to sign as a yearbook as they wait to load buses to graduation on May 26, 2023, on the Austin Community College Round Rock campus.
Topher Malone on her graduation day, May 26, 2023, in Round Rock.
Topher Malone on her graduation day, May 26, 2023, in Round Rock.
Topher Malone on her graduation day, May 26, 2023, in Round Rock.
The House Chamber seen from outside the state capitol on the last day of the regular legislative session, May 29, 2023.
Visitors enter Angela Paxton’s office at the state capitol on the last day of the regular legislative session, May 29, 2023.
The state capitol on the last day of the regular legislative session, May 29, 2023.
