{"id":106253,"date":"2025-12-31T13:51:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/106253\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T13:51:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:51:57","slug":"texas-tribunes-2025-pictures-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/106253\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Tribune\u2019s 2025 pictures of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/about\/ethics\/#ai-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AI policy<\/a>, and give us <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appFeleeKVUN0Iytx\/pagPG40gbkU0EfjIr\/form\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Tribune photojournalists documented another year in Texas \u2014\u00a0one defined by turbulence, perseverance and deeply felt change. From the pink granite dome of the Capitol to student classrooms, immigrant communities, and a river town washed with tragedy, these images capture moments that shaped public life across the state.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The photo department works with multiple teams in the newsroom to cover a variety of beats. Every year, we deploy photojournalists \u2014 both staff and freelancers \u2014 far and wide to form a visual record of Texas, image by image. In December, photo editors sift through thousands of images to give you this special curation of the moments that stuck with us.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re proud to share this work with you as we look back on the year and step forward into 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215397\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0206-abbott-vouchers-rgv-gc-34\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0206-Abbott-Vouchers-RGV-GC-34.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Gabriel V. C\\u00e1rdenas for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-9M2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Governor Greg Abbott takes a photo with students and staff after speaking about school vouchers at Parent Empowerment Night at Harvest Christian Academy in Edinburg, Texas on Feb. 6, 2025. Mr. Abbott spoke about a bill proposing families receive $10,000 per student per year to go to the private school of their choosing as he says he believes that parents should have the ability to chose where they send their children to.\\rGabriel V. C\\u00e1rdenas for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1738890160&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Gabriel V. Cardenas&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0206 Abbott Vouchers RGV GC 34\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Governor Greg Abbott takes a photo with students and staff after speaking about school vouchers at Parent Empowerment Night at Harvest Christian Academy in Edinburg, Texas on Feb. 6, 2025. Mr. Abbott spoke about a bill proposing families receive $10,000 per student per year to go to the private school of their choosing as he says he believes that parents should have the ability to chose where they send their children to.&lt;br \/&gt;&#10;Gabriel V. C\u00e1rdenas for The Texas Tribune&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0206-Abbott-Vouchers-RGV-GC-34.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0206-Abbott-Vouchers-RGV-GC-34.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0206-Abbott-Vouchers-RGV-GC-34.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215397\"  \/>Edinburg, Feb. 6 <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/05\/02\/texas-school-vouchers-greg-abbott-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How Greg Abbott took a flailing school voucher movement and turned it into a winning issue<\/a><br \/>Gov. Greg Abbott takes a photo with students and staff after speaking about school vouchers at Parent Empowerment Night at Harvest Christian Academy. Abbott spoke about a bill proposing families receive $10,000 per student per year to use for private school tuition. <br \/>Gabriel V. C\u00e1rdenas for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215386\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0602-sine-die-eg-09\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0602-Sine-Die-EG-09.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Eddie Gaspar\/The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Members of the Texas Hemp Business Council deliver boxes of petitions, calling for Gov. Greg Abbott to veto to a bill which would ban THC products, at the Governor\\u2019s business office at the Texas Capitol on Sine Die, Monday, June 2, 2025&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1748881930&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Eddie Gaspar&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0602 Sine Die EG 09\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Members of the Texas Hemp Business Council deliver boxes of petitions, calling for Gov. Greg Abbott to veto to a bill which would ban THC products, at the Governor\u2019s business office at the Texas Capitol on Sine Die, Monday, June 2, 2025&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0602-Sine-Die-EG-09.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0602-Sine-Die-EG-09.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0602-Sine-Die-EG-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215386\"  \/>Austin, June 2 <br \/>Members of the Texas Hemp Business Council deliver boxes of petitions, calling for Gov. Greg Abbott to veto to a bill which would ban THC products, at the governor\u2019s business office at the Texas Capitol on the last day of the regular legislative session. <br \/>Eddie Gaspar\/The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215401\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0528-patrick-snacks-lw-01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0528-Patrick-Snacks-LW-01.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Lorianne Willett\/The Texas Tribu&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5 C&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks about Senate Bill 3 during a press conference in the Texas Capitol on May 28, 2025. Patrick, joined by representatives from the House and Senate, spoke about the bill and how its passage would be a service to Texans, saving their lives. The bill is set to head to Gov. Greg Abbott\\u2019s desk, which Patrick said he wasn\\u2019t worried about.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1748459171&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Lorianne Willett&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0528 Patrick Snacks LW 01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks about Senate Bill 3 during a press conference in the Texas Capitol on May 28, 2025. Patrick, joined by representatives from the House and Senate, spoke about the bill and how its passage would be a service to Texans, saving their lives. The bill is set to head to Gov. Greg Abbott\u2019s desk, which Patrick said he wasn\u2019t worried about.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0528-Patrick-Snacks-LW-01.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0528-Patrick-Snacks-LW-01.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0528-Patrick-Snacks-LW-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215401\"  \/>Austin, May 28<br \/>Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick displays various THC and CBD products during a news conference in the Texas Capitol.<br \/>Lorianne Willett\/The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215387\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0515-house-deadline-day-lw-04\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0515-House-Deadline-Day-LW-04.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Lorianne Willett\/The Texas Tribu&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5 C&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, wears a clock around his neck on the House floor on May 15, 2025. May 15 was the final day for the House to file bills.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1747366899&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Lorianne Willett&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0515 House Deadline Day LW 04\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, wears a clock around his neck on the House floor on May 15, 2025. May 15 was the final day for the House to file bills.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0515-House-Deadline-Day-LW-04.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0515-House-Deadline-Day-LW-04.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0515-House-Deadline-Day-LW-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215387\"  \/>Austin, May 15<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/05\/16\/texas-house-deadline-winners-losers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Juvenile detention, imported shrimp, forever chemicals among hundreds of bills cut off by House deadline<\/a><br \/>Texas Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, wears a clock around his neck on the last day the House could grant preliminary approval to most legislation filed by its own members.<br \/>Lorianne Willett\/The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215507\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/sylvestor-turner-in-state\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0311-Sylvester-Turner-in-State-DS-18.jpg?fit=2400%2C1600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Douglas Sweet Jr.&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Mourners pass by the casket of former Mayor and Congressman Sylvester Turner. Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Houston. The late congressman will also be laid in state in Austin later this week.(Douglas Sweet Jr. for The Texas Tribune)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1741703257&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2025 The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sylvestor Turner In State&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sylvestor Turner In State\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mourners pass by the casket of former Mayor and Congressman Sylvester Turner. Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Houston. The late congressman will also be laid in state in Austin later this week.(Douglas Sweet Jr. for The Texas Tribune)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0311-Sylvester-Turner-in-State-DS-18.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0311-Sylvester-Turner-in-State-DS-18.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0311-Sylvester-Turner-in-State-DS-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215507\"  \/>Houston, March 11 <br \/>Mourners pass by the casket of former Mayor and Congressman Sylvester Turner.<br \/>Douglas Sweet Jr. for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" data-attachment-id=\"215392\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/texas-house-members-leave-texas-18\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0803-Quorum-Break-ABIA-BD-03.jpg?fit=2560%2C1772&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1772\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Bob Daemmrch&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Texas House members go through security screening at Signature Aviation in Austin prior to boarding a flight to Chicago on a quorum break attempt on August 3, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1754255671&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Bob Daemmrich&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Texas House Members Leave Texas&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Texas House Members Leave Texas\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Texas House members go through security screening at Signature Aviation in Austin prior to boarding a flight to Chicago on a quorum break attempt on August 3, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0803-Quorum-Break-ABIA-BD-03.jpg?fit=300%2C208&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0803-Quorum-Break-ABIA-BD-03.jpg?fit=780%2C540&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0803-Quorum-Break-ABIA-BD-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215392\"  \/>Austin, Aug. 3 <br \/>Texas House members go through security screening at Signature Aviation in Austin prior to boarding a flight to Chicago. They left the Capitol to stop a vote on new congressional maps. <br \/>Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215391\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0819-collier-at-the-capitol-bd-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0819-Collier-at-the-Capitol-BD-02.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Trib&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;State Rep. Miheala Plesa, D-Plano, rips up her \\&quot;permission slip\\&quot; in front of the Texas House vowing she will stay the night in the House Chamber in support of fellow Democrat Nicole Collier on August 19, 2025. At left is Rep. Rhetta Bowers, D-Garland, at right is Rep. Cassandra Hernandez, D-Farmer's Branch.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1755642345&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Bob Daemmrich&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;34&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0819 Collier at the Capitol BD 02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State Rep. Miheala Plesa, D-Plano, rips up her \u201cpermission slip\u201d in front of the Texas House vowing she will stay the night in the House Chamber in support of fellow Democrat Nicole Collier on August 19, 2025. At left is Rep. Rhetta Bowers, D-Garland, at right is Rep. Cassandra Hernandez, D-Farmer\u2019s Branch.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0819-Collier-at-the-Capitol-BD-02.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0819-Collier-at-the-Capitol-BD-02.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0819-Collier-at-the-Capitol-BD-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215391\"  \/>Austin, Aug. 19<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/08\/25\/texas-democrats-quorum-break-retribution-penalties\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">For their walkout, Texas Democrats get national attention \u2014 and partisan retribution at home<\/a><br \/>State Rep. Miheala Plesa, D-Plano, rips up her \u201cpermission slip\u201d in front of the Texas House, vowing she will stay the night in the House Chamber in support of fellow Democrat Nicole Collier. At left is Rep. Rhetta Bowers, D-Garland, at right is Rep. Cassandra Hernandez, D-Farmer\u2019s Branch.<br \/>Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215393\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0819-collier-at-the-capitol-bd-05\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0819-Collier-at-the-Capitol-BD-05.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Trib&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The ripped-up \\&quot;permission slip of State Rep. Mihaela Plesa, D-Plano, lies on the floor outside the Texas House chamber after a few House members said they would spend the night in the Texas House chamber in solidarity with Rep. Nicole Collier on August 19, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1755642810&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Bob Daemmrich&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0819 Collier at the Capitol BD 05\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The ripped-up \u201cpermission slip of State Rep. Mihaela Plesa, D-Plano, lies on the floor outside the Texas House chamber after a few House members said they would spend the night in the Texas House chamber in solidarity with Rep. Nicole Collier on August 19, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0819-Collier-at-the-Capitol-BD-05.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0819-Collier-at-the-Capitol-BD-05.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0819-Collier-at-the-Capitol-BD-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215393\"  \/>Austin, Aug. 19<br \/>The ripped-up \u201cpermission slip\u201d of state Rep. Mihaela Plesa, D-Plano, lies on the floor outside the Texas House chamber after a few House members said they would spend the night in the Texas House chamber in solidarity with Rep. Nicole Collier.<br \/>Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215388\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0726-houston-redistrict-hearing-dv-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0726-Houston-Redistrict-Hearing-DV-12.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Danielle Villasana&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;People sign up to speak at a Congressional Redistricting meeting at the University of Houston campus in Houston, Texas, on July 26, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1753548282&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Danielle Villasana&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0726 Houston Redistrict Hearing DV 12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;People sign up to speak at a Congressional Redistricting meeting at the University of Houston campus in Houston, Texas, on July 26, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0726-Houston-Redistrict-Hearing-DV-12.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0726-Houston-Redistrict-Hearing-DV-12.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0726-Houston-Redistrict-Hearing-DV-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215388\"  \/>Houston, July 26<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/07\/26\/texas-houston-redistricting-maps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas House redistricting committee\u2019s Houston hearing draws criticism over absence of maps<\/a><br \/>People sign up to speak at a congressional redistricting meeting at the University of Houston campus.<br \/>Danielle Villasana for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215390\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0820-house-redistricting-kg-19\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0820-House-Redistricting-KG-19.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tr&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5m2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;State Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, sits at his desk in the House chamber in Austin on August 20, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1755722655&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0820 House Redistricting KG 19\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, sits at his desk in the House chamber in Austin on August 20, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0820-House-Redistricting-KG-19.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0820-House-Redistricting-KG-19.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0820-House-Redistricting-KG-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215390\"  \/>Austin, Aug. 20<br \/>State Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, sits at his desk in the House chamber in Austin.<br \/>Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215491\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/20251018-no-kings-san-antonio-bb-08\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251018-No-Kings-San-Antonio-BB-08.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brenda Baz\\u00e1n for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Attendees at the No Kings protest at Travis Park in San Antonio on October 18, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1760828223&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20251018 No Kings San Antonio BB 08\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Attendees at the No Kings protest at Travis Park in San Antonio on October 18, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251018-No-Kings-San-Antonio-BB-08.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251018-No-Kings-San-Antonio-BB-08.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251018-No-Kings-San-Antonio-BB-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215491\"  \/>San Antonio, Oct. 18<br \/>Attendees at the No Kings protest at Travis Park.<br \/>Brenda Baz\u00e1n for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"215405\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/20251029-paxton-rally-conroe-mf-20\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251029-Paxton-Rally-Conroe-MF-20.jpg?fit=1600%2C2400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,2400\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mark Felix for the Texas Tribunne&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Conroe, Texas: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks with supporters after a campaign rally on October 29, 2025 in Conroe, Texas. Mark Felix\/The Texas Tribune\\r\\r(Double exposure made in camera)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1761783805&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;120&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20251029 Paxton Rally Conroe MF 20\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Conroe, Texas: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks with supporters after a campaign rally on October 29, 2025 in Conroe, Texas. Mark Felix\/The Texas Tribune&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;(Double exposure made in camera)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251029-Paxton-Rally-Conroe-MF-20.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251029-Paxton-Rally-Conroe-MF-20.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251029-Paxton-Rally-Conroe-MF-20.jpg\" alt=\"Conroe, Texas: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks with supporters after a campaign rally on October 29, 2025 in Conroe, Texas. Mark Felix\/The Texas Tribune (Double exposure made in camera)\" class=\"wp-image-215405\" style=\"width:683px;height:auto\"  \/>Conroe, Oct. 29<br \/>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks with supporters after a campaign rally.<br \/>Mark Felix for The Texas Tribunne<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"215492\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/attachment\/215492\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250917-Talarico-Longview-MC-58.jpg?fit=2560%2C1919&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1919\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-H2S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Democratic State Representative and U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico speaks with the press during a campaign stop, on Thursday September 17, 2025, at the Longview Community Center.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1758160167&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Michael Cavazos&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;***&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"***\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Democratic State Representative and U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico speaks with the press during a campaign stop, on Thursday September 17, 2025, at the Longview Community Center.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250917-Talarico-Longview-MC-58.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250917-Talarico-Longview-MC-58.jpg?fit=780%2C585&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250917-Talarico-Longview-MC-58.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215492\"  \/>Longview, Sept. 17<br \/>Democratic State Representative and U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico speaks with the press during a campaign stop.<br \/>Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215415\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/sb-8-capitol-protest-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251206-SB-8-Capitol-Protest-SW-12-2.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Salgu Wissmath for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Texas Highway Patrol Officers guard the women\\u2019s bathroom and ask some individuals to show ID to enter at the Texas State Capitol on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Members of 6W Project protested the newly enacted SB 8 \\u201cbathroom bill\\u201d by checking what the enforcement measures to enter the bathroom would be at the Capitol. Senate Bill 8, also known as the Texas Women\\u2019s Privacy Act, or more commonly known as a \\u201cbathroom bill\\u201d \\u2014 aimed at restricting transgender people\\u2019s access to certain restrooms in the state, went into effect on December 4, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1765054237&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2025 Salgu Wissmath for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SB 8 Capitol Protest&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SB 8 Capitol Protest\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Texas Highway Patrol Officers guard the women\u2019s bathroom and ask some individuals to show ID to enter at the Texas State Capitol on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Members of 6W Project protested the newly enacted SB 8 \u201cbathroom bill\u201d by checking what the enforcement measures to enter the bathroom would be at the Capitol. Senate Bill 8, also known as the Texas Women\u2019s Privacy Act, or more commonly known as a \u201cbathroom bill\u201d \u2014 aimed at restricting transgender people\u2019s access to certain restrooms in the state, went into effect on December 4, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251206-SB-8-Capitol-Protest-SW-12-2.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251206-SB-8-Capitol-Protest-SW-12-2.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251206-SB-8-Capitol-Protest-SW-12-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215415\"  \/>Austin, Dec. 4<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/12\/texas-bathroom-bill-implementation-policy-capitol\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enforcement of Texas\u2019 \u201cbathroom bill\u201d draws challenges as colleges, cities implement new policies<\/a><br \/>Texas Highway Patrol Officers guard the women\u2019s bathroom and ask some individuals to show ID to enter. <br \/>Salgu Wissmath for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215538\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/student-parent-24\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10-0114-Student-Parent-SW-30-TT.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Salgu Wissmath for The Texas Tri&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Isabella Mapes unloads a washing machine during her night shift. \\u201cI'm so scared to fail, even when I\\u2019m running myself into the ground,\\u201d Mapes said.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1736923313&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2025 Salgu Wissmath for The Texas Tribune \/ Salgu Wissmath for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Student Parent&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Student Parent\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Isabella Marie Mapes works a night shift from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Flamingo Wash N Fold. Mapes is a 22-year-old parent attending San Antonio College.&lt;br \/&gt;&#10;\u201cI\u2019m so scared to fail, even when I\u2019m running myself into the ground,\u201d Mapes said.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10-0114-Student-Parent-SW-30-TT.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10-0114-Student-Parent-SW-30-TT.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/10-0114-Student-Parent-SW-30-TT.jpg\" alt=\"Isabella Marie Mapes works a night shift from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Flamingo Wash N Fold. Mapes is a 22-year-old parent attending San Antonio College. \u201cI'm so scared to fail, even when I\u2019m running myself into the ground,\u201d Mapes said.\" class=\"wp-image-215538\"  \/>San Antonio, Jan. 14<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/02\/04\/texas-parenting-students\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A mom, a student: How a San Antonio parent juggles school, work and child care for a better future<\/a><br \/>Isabella Marie Mapes works a night shift from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Flamingo Wash N Fold. Mapes is a 22-year-old parent attending San Antonio College. \u201cI\u2019m so scared to fail, even when I\u2019m running myself into the ground,\u201d Mapes said.<br \/>Salgu Wissmath for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215416\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/photo-by-montinique-monroe-for-texas-tribune-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0301-Delinquent-Property-MM23.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A reflection of Edward Lopez, Jr., partner with Linebarger Goggan Blair \\u0026amp; Sampson, speaking about delinquent tax collection in Linebarger\\u2019s offices in Austin, Texas on March 1, 2025. Photo by Montinique Monroe for Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1740875506&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Photo by Montinique Monroe for Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo by Montinique Monroe for Texas Tribune\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A reflection of Edward Lopez, Jr., partner with Linebarger Goggan Blair &amp; Sampson, speaking about delinquent tax collection in Linebarger\u2019s offices in Austin on March 1, 2025. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0301-Delinquent-Property-MM23.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0301-Delinquent-Property-MM23.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0301-Delinquent-Property-MM23.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215416\"  \/>Austin, March 1<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/03\/13\/texas-property-tax-delinquent-fees-attorneys\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In Texas, private firms cash in on property tax late fees, piling debt onto struggling homeowners<\/a><br \/>Edward Lopez, Jr., partner with Linebarger Goggan Blair &amp; Sampson, in Linebarger\u2019s offices in Austin. The firm is the top delinquent property tax collections firm in the state.\u00a0<br \/>Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215438\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0310-property-tax-bedgood-am-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0310-Property-Tax-Bedgood-AM-12.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tri&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6m2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Amber Ramsey and her wife Jennie Treese with their dog Leo and cat Hero in their home in Montgomery County on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Cleveland, TX.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1741726876&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2024&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0310 Property Tax Bedgood AM 12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Amber Ramsey and her wife Jennie Treese with their dog Leo and cat Hero in their home in Montgomery County on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Cleveland, Texas.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0310-Property-Tax-Bedgood-AM-12.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0310-Property-Tax-Bedgood-AM-12.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0310-Property-Tax-Bedgood-AM-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215438\"  \/>Cleveland, March 11 <br \/>Jennie Treese, right, and her wife Amber Ramsey with their dog Leo and cat Hero in their home in Montgomery County. Treese inherited a home with property tax debt from her mother who died. <br \/>Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215421\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/attachment\/215421\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0225-Child-Care-Gap-MC-19-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tr&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-H2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Clarissa Alday spends her morning reading to children at Katherine Sage Temple Early Learning Center, on Tuesday February 25, 2025, in Diboll.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1740497040&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Michael Cavazos&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;***&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"***\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Clarissa Alday spends her morning reading to children at Katherine Sage Temple Early Learning Center in Diboll on Feb. 25, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0225-Child-Care-Gap-MC-19-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0225-Child-Care-Gap-MC-19-1.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0225-Child-Care-Gap-MC-19-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215421\"  \/>Diboll, Feb. 25<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/03\/20\/texas-child-day-care-cost-crisis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">95,000 Texas children are waiting for state help to pay for day care<\/a><br \/>Clarissa Alday spends her morning reading to children at Katherine Sage Temple Early Learning Center.<br \/>Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215418\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0321-pecos-relief-route-eh-19-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0321-Pecos-Relief-Route-EH-19-2.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribun&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Joe Keese, Pecos Chamber of Commerce president, poses for a photo amongst the rubble of the chamber\\u2019s former building on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Pecos.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1742581909&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Eli Hartman&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0321 Pecos Relief Route EH 19\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Joe Keese, Pecos Chamber of Commerce president, poses for a photo amongst the rubble of the chamber\u2019s former building on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Pecos.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0321-Pecos-Relief-Route-EH-19-2.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0321-Pecos-Relief-Route-EH-19-2.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0321-Pecos-Relief-Route-EH-19-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215418\"  \/>Pecos, March 21 <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/18\/west-texas-train-accident-department-transportation-txdot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas town pleads for help to avoid fatal traffic accidents<\/a><br \/>Joe Keese, Pecos Chamber of Commerce president, poses for a photo amongst the rubble of the chamber\u2019s former building.<br \/>Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215479\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/20250812-jacqueline-hernandez-am-07-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250812-Jacqueline-Hernandez-AM-07.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6m2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jacqueline Hernandez studies containers of strawberries inside the grocery store with her 11 month-old son on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in north Houston.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1755034063&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2025&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20250812 Jacqueline Hernandez AM 07\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jacqueline Hernandez studies containers of strawberries inside the grocery store with her 11 month-old son on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in north Houston.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250812-Jacqueline-Hernandez-AM-07.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250812-Jacqueline-Hernandez-AM-07.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767189083_702_20250812-Jacqueline-Hernandez-AM-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215479\"  \/>Houston, Aug. 12 <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/02\/texas-houston-employment-young-mothers-disconnection-jobs-college\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In Houston, young mothers face some of the highest barriers for college and work in the U.S.<\/a><br \/>Jacqueline Hernandez studies containers of strawberries inside the grocery store with her 11 month-old son.<br \/>Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215496\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/roel-perez-moving9-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Roel-Perez-Moving9-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;MIchael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Roel Perez moves the last of his belongings into his car the morning of moving to Houston from Edinburg on Nov. 1, 2025. Perez recently lost his job and has been preparing to move to Houston to start a new a position as a case manager for the Houston Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program at Memorial Hermann Hospital.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1761996896&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Roel Perez Moving\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Roel Perez moves the last of his belongings into his car the morning of moving to Houston from Edinburg on Nov. 1, 2025. Perez recently lost his job and has been preparing to move to Houston to start a new a position as a case manager for the Houston Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program at Memorial Hermann Hospital.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Roel-Perez-Moving9-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Roel-Perez-Moving9-1.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Roel-Perez-Moving9-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215496\"  \/>Edinburg, Nov. 1<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/11\/20\/texas-rio-grande-valley-donald-trump-latino-voters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A year after Donald Trump won the Rio Grande Valley, South Texans navigate changes big and small<\/a><br \/>Roel Perez moves the last of his belongings into his car on the morning of moving to another city.<br \/>MIchael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215425\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/floydada-pumpkins-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251020-Floydada-Pumpkins-JR-18.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Joe Castro moves pallets of pumpkins to load into a trailer at Pumpkin Pyle Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Floydada, Texas.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1760976194&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2025 Justin Rex\/Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Floydada Pumpkins&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Floydada Pumpkins\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Joe Castro moves pallets of pumpkins to load into a trailer at Pumpkin Pyle Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Floydada, Texas.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251020-Floydada-Pumpkins-JR-18.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251020-Floydada-Pumpkins-JR-18.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251020-Floydada-Pumpkins-JR-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215425\"  \/>Floydada, Oct. 20<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/10\/30\/halloween-floydada-texas-pumpkin-industry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Your Halloween pumpkin probably came from this small Texas town<\/a><br \/>Joe Castro moves pallets of pumpkins to load into a trailer at Pumpkin Pyle.<br \/>Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215420\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/thc-farmers-20\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0523-THC-Farmers-AR-19.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Annie Rice for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ann Gauger looks at a hemp flower at Caprock Family Farms, Friday, May 23, 2025, in Lubbock. \\u201cHow is our farming legacy going to be passed on to future generations without learning something new,\\u201d Gauger says.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1748016351&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Annie Rice for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;THC Farmers&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"THC Farmers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ann Gauger looks at a hemp flower at Caprock Family Farms, Friday, May 23, 2025, in Lubbock. \u201cHow is our farming legacy going to be passed on to future generations without learning something new,\u201d Gauger says.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0523-THC-Farmers-AR-19.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0523-THC-Farmers-AR-19.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0523-THC-Farmers-AR-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215420\"  \/>Lubbock, May 23 <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/05\/26\/texas-hemp-thc-ban-farmer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas hemp farmers frustrated with impending THC ban<\/a><br \/>Ann Gauger looks at a hemp flower at Caprock Family Farms. \u201cHow is our farming legacy going to be passed on to future generations without learning something new,\u201d Gauger says.<br \/>Annie Rice for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-attachment-id=\"215419\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/20251212-abbott-southwest-austin-ms-29\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251212-Abbott-Southwest-Austin-MS-29.jpg?fit=2560%2C1706&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1706\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Manoo Sirivelu\/The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan following the announcement of a major economic development in partnership with Southwest Airlines that would create 2000 new jobs in the city on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 at a press conference at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1765557489&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20251212 Abbott Southwest Austin MS 29\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan following the announcement of a major economic development in partnership with Southwest Airlines that would create 2000 new jobs in the city on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 at a press conference at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251212-Abbott-Southwest-Austin-MS-29.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251212-Abbott-Southwest-Austin-MS-29.jpg?fit=780%2C519&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251212-Abbott-Southwest-Austin-MS-29.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215419\"  \/>Austin, Dec. 12<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/12\/southwest-jobs-austin-airport-expansion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southwest to expand in Austin, bring 2000 new jobs<\/a><br \/>Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan following the announcement that Southwest Airlines would create 2,000 new jobs in the city at a news conference at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.<br \/>Manoo Sirivelu\/The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" data-attachment-id=\"215426\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/wild-west-water-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0512-Wild-West-Water-AR-07.jpg?fit=2560%2C1758&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1758\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Annie Rice for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Walt Hagood drives on his farm, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Wolfforth. Hagood utilizes \\u201cdry farming,\\u201d a technique that relies on natural rainfall.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1747078614&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Annie Rice for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;42&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Wild West Water&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wild West Water\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Walt Hagood drives on his farm on May 12, 2025, in Wolfforth. Hagood utilizes \u201cdry farming,\u201d a technique that relies on natural rainfall.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0512-Wild-West-Water-AR-07.jpg?fit=300%2C206&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0512-Wild-West-Water-AR-07.jpg?fit=780%2C535&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0512-Wild-West-Water-AR-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215426\"  \/>Wolfforth, May 12<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/05\/29\/texas-water-crisis-groundwater-rights\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The one thing Texas won\u2019t do to save its water supply<\/a><br \/>Walt Hagood drives on his farm. Hagood utilizes \u201cdry farming,\u201d a technique that relies on natural rainfall. \u201cWe used to have a lot of irrigated land with adequate water to make a crop,\u201d Hagood said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have that anymore.\u201d Annie Rice for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215430\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0305-el-paso-water-jh-92\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0305-El-Paso-Water-JH-92.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 7_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jay Ornelas, El Paso County Water Improvement District Manager (left) and Ramon Tirres (right) in Clint, Texas on march 5, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1741216074&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;JUSTIN HAMEL&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0305 El Paso Water JH 92\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jay Ornelas, El Paso County Water Improvement District Manager (left) and Ramon Tirres (right) in Clint, Texas on march 5, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0305-El-Paso-Water-JH-92.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0305-El-Paso-Water-JH-92.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0305-El-Paso-Water-JH-92.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215430\"  \/>Clint, Mar. 5<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/09\/11\/texas-water-supply-crisis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Running Out: Texas\u2019 water crisis \u2014 and the path forward<\/a><br \/>Jay Ornelas, El Paso County Water Improvement District Manager (left) and Ramon Tirres (right).<br \/>Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215428\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/lake-o-the-pines-water-rights-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0409-Lake-o-the-Pines-ST-39.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shelby Tauber for The Texas Trib&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Mary Spearmon holds two of her grandchildren, Malikyi and Alajiah Elliott, at Hurricane Creek Park on the Lake o\\u2019 the Pines, where she would come with her late husband and their growing family to fish and enjoy the water, on April 9, 2025. \\u201cWhat about our future generations, our grandchildren and great grandchildren? What are they going to have if they take the lake?\\u201d&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1744241648&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Shelby Tauber&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lake O\\u2019 the Pines water rights&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lake O\u2019 the Pines water rights\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mary Spearmon holds two of her grandchildren, Malikyi and Alajiah Elliott, at Hurricane Creek Park on the Lake o\u2019 the Pines, where she would come with her late husband and their growing family to fish and enjoy the water, on April 9, 2025. \u201cWhat about our future generations, our grandchildren and great grandchildren? What are they going to have if they take the lake?\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0409-Lake-o-the-Pines-ST-39.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0409-Lake-o-the-Pines-ST-39.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0409-Lake-o-the-Pines-ST-39.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215428\"  \/>Lake o\u2019 the Pines, April 9<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/04\/17\/east-texas-defends-water-lake-the-pines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">East Texans united to stop a water sale to Dallas suburbs \u2014 for now<\/a><br \/>Mary Spearmon holds two of her grandchildren, Malikyi and Alajiah Elliott, at Hurricane Creek Park on the shores of Lake O\u2019 the Pines, where she would come with her late husband and their growing family to fish and enjoy the water. \u201cWhat about our future generations, our grandchildren and great grandchildren? What are they going to have if they take the lake?\u201d<br \/>Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215432\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0307-dust-storm-jh-04\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0307-Dust-Storm-JH-04.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A woman crosses the street during a dust storm in downtown El Paso, Texas on March 7, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1741388461&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;JUSTIN HAMEL&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0307 Dust Storm JH 04\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A woman crosses the street during a dust storm in downtown El Paso, Texas on March 7, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0307-Dust-Storm-JH-04.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0307-Dust-Storm-JH-04.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0307-Dust-Storm-JH-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215432\"  \/>El Paso, Mar. 7 <br \/>A woman crosses the street during a dust storm that rolled through downtown.<br \/>Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215429\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0605-post-oak-ridge-eg-68\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0605-Post-Oak-Ridge-EG-68.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Eddie Gaspar\/The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists and staff use an anode, an electrical rod that temporarily stun fish during electrofishing for netting, during an aquatic sampling search at Yancey Creek in what will become Post Oak Ridge State Park, a newly acquired park near Lampasas, Texas, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. The park\\u2019s acquisition marks the first since $1 billion dollars were allocated to buy more land for the state parks system as part of the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund, approved by the state legislature in 2023. Before development can begin, survey teams collect samples and information regarding the environment and wildlife at the newly acquired land.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1749146903&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Eddie Gaspar&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0605 Post Oak Ridge EG 68\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists and staff use an anode, an electrical rod that temporarily stun fish during electrofishing for netting, during an aquatic sampling search at Yancey Creek in what will become Post Oak Ridge State Park, a newly acquired park near Lampasas, Texas, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. The park\u2019s acquisition marks the first since $1 billion dollars were allocated to buy more land for the state parks system as part of the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund, approved by the state legislature in 2023. Before development can begin, survey teams collect samples and information regarding the environment and wildlife at the newly acquired land.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0605-Post-Oak-Ridge-EG-68.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0605-Post-Oak-Ridge-EG-68.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0605-Post-Oak-Ridge-EG-68.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215429\"  \/>Lampasas, June 5<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/07\/28\/new-texas-state-parks-centennial-land-funding\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas buys land for new state parks that will be developed using $1 billion voter-approved fund<\/a><br \/>Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists and staff use an anode, an electrical rod that temporarily stun fish during electrofishing for netting, during an aquatic sampling search at Yancey Creek in what will become Post Oak Ridge State Park, a newly acquired park.<br \/>Eddie Gaspar\/The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" data-attachment-id=\"215434\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/noisy-hood-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250924-Noisy-Hood-ST-20.jpg?fit=2560%2C2048&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shelby Tauber for The Texas Trib&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Cheryl Shadden offers treats to her horses on her land in Hood County on September 24, 2025. Shadden\\u2019s land, which she\\u2019s owned for 30 years, neighbors the MARA cryptocurrency facility built in 2022.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1758758526&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Shelby Tauber&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;NOISY HOOD&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NOISY HOOD\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cheryl Shadden offers treats to her horses on her land in Hood County on September 24, 2025. Shadden\u2019s land, which she\u2019s owned for 30 years, neighbors the MARA cryptocurrency facility built in 2022.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250924-Noisy-Hood-ST-20.jpg?fit=300%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250924-Noisy-Hood-ST-20.jpg?fit=780%2C624&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250924-Noisy-Hood-ST-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215434\"  \/>Hood County, Sept. 24 <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/10\/09\/texas-hood-county-crypto-noise-incorporate-city\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A North Texas community will vote to form a city in an effort to quiet down a crypto mine<\/a><br \/>Cheryl Shadden offers treats to her horses on her land in Hood County. Shadden has lived in Hood County for around 40 years and now has the MARA cryptocurrency facility as a neighbor.<br \/>Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215433\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/noisy-hood-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250924-Noisy-Hood-ST-11.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shelby Tauber for The Texas Trib&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Cheryl Shadden looks towards the MARA cryptocurrency facility and the Wolf Hollow II power plant while being interviewed on her land in Hood County on September 24, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1758755739&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Shelby Tauber&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;NOISY HOOD&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NOISY HOOD\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cheryl Shadden looks towards the MARA cryptocurrency facility and the Wolf Hollow II power plant while being interviewed on her land in Hood County on September 24, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250924-Noisy-Hood-ST-11.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250924-Noisy-Hood-ST-11.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250924-Noisy-Hood-ST-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215433\"  \/>Hood County, Sept. 24 <br \/>Cheryl Shadden looks towards the MARA cryptocurrency facility and the Wolf Hollow II power plant while being interviewed on her land. Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215427\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0513-anti-solar-farmer-el-25\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0513-Anti-Solar-Farmer-EL-25.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribun&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Robert Fleming watches over his cattle as they feed in a pasture that borders the Blevins solar project on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Blevins. Fleming is concerned that the solar development could damage the environment, his cattle and human health.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1747174547&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Eli Hartman&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0513 Anti Solar Farmer EL 25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Robert Fleming watches over his cattle as they feed in a pasture that borders the Blevins solar project on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Blevins. Fleming is concerned that the solar development could damage the environment, his cattle and human health.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0513-Anti-Solar-Farmer-EL-25.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0513-Anti-Solar-Farmer-EL-25.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0513-Anti-Solar-Farmer-EL-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215427\"  \/>Blevins, May 13 <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/05\/20\/texas-farmer-renewable-energy-debate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why a Central Texas farmer is on a one-man mission to stop renewable energy<\/a><br \/>Robert Fleming watches over his cattle as they feed in a pasture that borders a neighboring solar project. Fleming is concerned that the solar development could damage the environment, his cattle and human health.<br \/>Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"215555\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0705-hill-country-floods-bb-28\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0705-Hill-Country-Floods-BB-28.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brenda Baz\\u00e1n for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FC9113&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Community members visit Louise Hays Park in Kerrville to look at the damage left behind by a deadly flood in Kerr County.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751751874&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;8.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0705 Hill Country Floods BB 28\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Community members visit Louise Hays Park in Kerrville to look at the damage left behind by a deadly flood in Kerr County.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0705-Hill-Country-Floods-BB-28.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0705-Hill-Country-Floods-BB-28.jpg?fit=780%2C585&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0705-Hill-Country-Floods-BB-28.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215555\"  \/>Kerrville, July 5 <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/07\/06\/kerrville-flood-photos-hill-country\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photos: After Texas Hill Country flood, grief and recovery take hold<\/a><br \/>Community members visit Louise Hays Park in Kerrville to look at the damage left behind by the deadly Fourth of July flood in Kerr County.<br \/>Brenda Baz\u00e1n for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"215469\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0706-hill-country-floods-bb-07\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0706-Hill-Country-Floods-BB-07.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brenda Baz\\u00e1n for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GFX 50S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Community members grieve at the Cross Kingdom Church in Kerrville during the first Sunday service after the floods on July 6, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751824310&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0706 Hill Country Floods BB 07\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Community members grieve at the Cross Kingdom Church in Kerrville during the first Sunday service after the floods on July 6, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0706-Hill-Country-Floods-BB-07.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0706-Hill-Country-Floods-BB-07.jpg?fit=780%2C585&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0706-Hill-Country-Floods-BB-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215469\"  \/>Kerrville, July 6<br \/>Community members grieve at the Cross Kingdom Church during the first Sunday service after the floods.<br \/>Brenda Baz\u00e1n for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-attachment-id=\"215550\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/search-and-recovery-teams-in-kerrville-on-monday-july-7-2025-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0707-Kerr-County-Flooding-BB-15-2.jpg?fit=2560%2C1706&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1706\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brenda Baz\\u00e1n for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6m2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Search and recovery teams in Kerrville on Monday July 7, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751911498&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Search and recovery teams in Kerrville on Monday July 7, 2025.&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Search and recovery teams in Kerrville on Monday July 7, 2025.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Search and recovery teams in Kerrville on Monday July 7, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0707-Kerr-County-Flooding-BB-15-2.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0707-Kerr-County-Flooding-BB-15-2.jpg?fit=780%2C519&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0707-Kerr-County-Flooding-BB-15-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215550\"  \/>Kerrville, July 7<br \/>Search and recovery teams work to find people lost in the floods. <br \/>Brenda Baz\u00e1n for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" data-attachment-id=\"215472\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/camp-mystic-parents-in-senate-gallery-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0821-Camp-Flood-Vote-BD-02.jpg?fit=2560%2C1681&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1681\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Parents of Camp Mystic girls lost during the Guadalupe River flooding of July 4, 2025  pack seats in the Senate Chamber to view passage of Senate Bill 1 which strengthens summer camp regulations to help prevent future tragedies.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1755827015&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Bob Daemmrich\/BDP, Inc.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;190&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Camp Mystic Parents in Senate Gallery&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Camp Mystic Parents in Senate Gallery\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Parents of Camp Mystic girls lost during the Guadalupe River flooding of July 4, 2025  pack seats in the Senate Chamber to view passage of Senate Bill 1 which strengthens summer camp regulations to help prevent future tragedies.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0821-Camp-Flood-Vote-BD-02.jpg?fit=300%2C197&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0821-Camp-Flood-Vote-BD-02.jpg?fit=780%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0821-Camp-Flood-Vote-BD-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215472\"  \/>Austin, Aug. 21<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/08\/21\/texas-legislature-flood-response-bills-camp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In response to failures and grieving parents, Texas lawmakers advance flood bills<\/a><br \/>Parents of the Camp Mystic girls who died during the Guadalupe River flooding embrace each other in the Texas Senate chamber. They were there to view the passage of Senate Bill 1, called the Heaven\u2019s 27 Camp Safety Act, which strengthens summer camp regulations to help prevent future tragedies. Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-attachment-id=\"215471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/hill-country-committee-hearing-16\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0731-Kerr-Flood-Hearing-RB-28-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C1703&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1703\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ronaldo Bola\\u00f1os\/The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A person labels a map of Guadalupe river during a joint committee hearing at Hill Country Youth Event Center on Thursday, July 31, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1753988979&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Ronaldo Bola\\u00f1os&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;44&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Hill country committee hearing&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hill country committee hearing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A person labels a map of Guadalupe river during a joint committee hearing at Hill Country Youth Event Center on Thursday, July 31, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0731-Kerr-Flood-Hearing-RB-28-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0731-Kerr-Flood-Hearing-RB-28-1.jpg?fit=780%2C519&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0731-Kerr-Flood-Hearing-RB-28-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215471\"  \/>Kerrville, July 31<br \/>A person labels a map of Guadalupe river during a joint committee hearing at Hill Country Youth Event Center.<br \/>Ronaldo Bola\u00f1os\/The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" data-attachment-id=\"215468\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/20250905-camp-safety-bill-signing-ms-25\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250905-Camp-Safety-Bill-Signing-MS-25.jpg?fit=2560%2C1828&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1828\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Manoo Sirivelu\/The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and state Rep. Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, holds up signed bills to the families of the Camp Mystic flood victims known as the \\u201cHeaven\\u2019s 27,\\u201d at the Governor\\u2019s Mansion on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. The bills, passed during the second special session of the 89th Texas Legislature, aim to enhance camp safety and protect Texans.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1757090833&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;MANOO SIRIVELU 2025&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;96&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20250905 Camp Safety Bill Signing MS 25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and state Rep. Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, holds up signed bills to the families of the Camp Mystic flood victims known as the \u201cHeaven\u2019s 27,\u201d at the Governor\u2019s Mansion on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. The bills, passed during the second special session of the 89th Texas Legislature, aim to enhance camp safety and protect Texans.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250905-Camp-Safety-Bill-Signing-MS-25.jpg?fit=300%2C214&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250905-Camp-Safety-Bill-Signing-MS-25.jpg?fit=780%2C557&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250905-Camp-Safety-Bill-Signing-MS-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215468\"  \/>Austin, Sept. 5<br \/>Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and state Rep. Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, holds up signed bills to the families of the Camp Mystic flood victims known as the \u201cHeaven\u2019s 27,\u201d at the Governor\u2019s Mansion. The bills, passed during the second special session of the 89th Texas Legislature, aim to enhance camp safety and protect Texans.<br \/>Manoo Sirivelu\/The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215441\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/20251101-aca-theresa-dv-08-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251101-ACA-Theresa-DV-08.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Danielle Villasana for The Texas&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Theresa Hebert, left, and her good friend and roommate, April Dattalo, right, print out Hebert\\u2019s results after updating her information on the Marketplace website at their home on November 1, 2025, in Groves, Texas. In August of 2024 she discovered she had Stage III breast cancer and immediately signed up for an ACA plan that she credits with saving her life. \\r\\rAfter three surgeries, including a mastectomy, radiation, and chemotherapy, she is now on cancer-fighting drugs for the next five years. \\r\\rIf tax credits expire at the end of the year, her monthly premium will go up significantly and her employer does not pay for her health insurance.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1762017484&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Danielle Villasana&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20251101 ACA Theresa DV 08\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Theresa Hebert, left, and her good friend and roommate, April Dattalo, right, print out Hebert\u2019s results after updating her information on the Marketplace website at their home on November 1, 2025, in Groves, Texas. In August of 2024 she discovered she had Stage III breast cancer and immediately signed up for an ACA plan that she credits with saving her life. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;After three surgeries, including a mastectomy, radiation, and chemotherapy, she is now on cancer-fighting drugs for the next five years. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;If tax credits expire at the end of the year, her monthly premium will go up significantly and her employer does not pay for her health insurance.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251101-ACA-Theresa-DV-08.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251101-ACA-Theresa-DV-08.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251101-ACA-Theresa-DV-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215441\"  \/><br \/>Groves, Nov. 1 <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/11\/12\/texas-aca-health-insurance-obamacare-older-texans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Older Texans among those facing the largest price hikes for Affordable Care Act insurance<\/a><br \/>As their dog Bentley looks on, Hebert, left, and her good friend and roommate, April Dattalo print out Hebert\u2019s results after updating her information on the Marketplace website. Last year, she discovered she had stage III breast cancer and immediately signed up for an ACA plan that she credits with saving her life. <br \/>Danielle Villasana for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215567\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/20251130-mennonite-measles-ms-034-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251130-Mennonite-Measles-MS-034-3.jpg?fit=2400%2C1600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Manoo Sirivelu\/The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z5_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;John and Tina Peters sit together during the German service at the Mennonite Evangelical Church in Seminole on Nov. 30, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1764523407&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20251130 Mennonite Measles MS 034\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;John and Tina Peters sit together during the German service at the Mennonite Evangelical Church in Seminole on Nov. 30, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251130-Mennonite-Measles-MS-034-3.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251130-Mennonite-Measles-MS-034-3.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251130-Mennonite-Measles-MS-034-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215567\"  \/>Seminole, Nov. 30<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/17\/texas-measles-mennonite-seminole-aftermath\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blamed for the nation\u2019s historic measles outbreak, West Texas Mennonites have hardened their views on vaccines<\/a><br \/>John and Tina Peters sit together during the German service at the Mennonite Evangelical Church.<br \/>Manoo Sirivelu\/The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/20251129-mennonite-measles-ms-008\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251129-Mennonite-Measles-MS-008.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Manoo Sirivelu\/The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Owner of Family Gift Shop, Sara Janzen, stands for a portrait at the window by her checkout counter on Nov. 29, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1764449077&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20251129 Mennonite Measles MS 008\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Owner of Family Gift Shop, Sara Janzen, stands for a portrait at the window by her checkout counter on Nov. 29, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251129-Mennonite-Measles-MS-008.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251129-Mennonite-Measles-MS-008.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251129-Mennonite-Measles-MS-008.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215437\"  \/>Seminole, Nov. 29<br \/>Sara Janzen, owner of Family Gift Shop, stands for a portrait at the window by her checkout counter.<br \/>Manoo Sirivelu\/The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-attachment-id=\"215436\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/thc-ban-impact-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0615-THC-BAN-IMPACT-IS-12.jpg?fit=2560%2C1703&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1703\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ishika Samant for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Wesley Barnes, 55, smokes a joint at his home in Onalaska, Texas on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Barnes, a Gulf War veteran who has long struggled with pain, tried legal opiates and illegal THC over the years before finding affordable and effective relief in legal hemp flower beginning in 2018.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1750054484&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;110&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;THC Ban Impact&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"THC Ban Impact\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wesley Barnes, 55, smokes a joint at his home in Onalaska, Texas on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Barnes, a Gulf War veteran who has long struggled with pain, tried legal opiates and illegal THC over the years before finding affordable and effective relief in legal hemp flower beginning in 2018.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0615-THC-BAN-IMPACT-IS-12.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0615-THC-BAN-IMPACT-IS-12.jpg?fit=780%2C519&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0615-THC-BAN-IMPACT-IS-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215436\"  \/>Onalaska, June 15<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/06\/17\/texas-thc-hemp-medical-marijuana-ban-veterans-pain\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Some Texans fear a looming THC ban could return them to opioids, illegal options<\/a><br \/>Wesley Barnes, 55, smokes a joint in his home. Barnes, a Gulf War veteran who has long struggled with pain, tried legal opiates and illegal THC over the years before finding affordable and effective relief in legal hemp flower beginning in 2018.<br \/>Ishika Samant for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215439\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0303-substance-use-housing-dv-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0303-Substance-Use-Housing-DV-12.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Danielle Villasana for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;House of Extra Measures residents during a meeting at a home in Houston, Texas, on March 2, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1740965914&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Danielle Villasana&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0303 Substance Use Housing DV 12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;House of Extra Measures residents during a meeting at a home in Houston, Texas, on March 2, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0303-Substance-Use-Housing-DV-12.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0303-Substance-Use-Housing-DV-12.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0303-Substance-Use-Housing-DV-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215439\"  \/>Houston, March 2 <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/03\/07\/texas-recovery-homes-accreditation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Obstacles slow Texas\u2019 effort to improve conditions at substance abuse recovery homes<\/a><br \/>House of Extra Measures residents gather during a meeting at the recovery home.<br \/>Danielle Villasana for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215451\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/houston-food-distribution-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Houston-Food-SNAP-AT-11-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Antranik Tavitian for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A person\\u2019s trunk is loaded full of food during a food distribution event at Bethel's Heavenly Hands, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian for The Texas Tribune)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1762878562&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Antranik Tavitian&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Houston Food Distribution&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Houston Food Distribution\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A person\u2019s trunk is loaded full of food during a food distribution event at Bethel\u2019s Heavenly Hands, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian for The Texas Tribune)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Houston-Food-SNAP-AT-11-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Houston-Food-SNAP-AT-11-1.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Houston-Food-SNAP-AT-11-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215451\"  \/>Houston, Nov. 11<br \/>A person\u2019s trunk is loaded full of food during a food distribution event at Bethel\u2019s Heavenly Hands.<br \/>Antranik Tavitian for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215528\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/hospital-cuts-in-olney-18\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Olney-Hospital-ST-71.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shelby Tauber for The Texas Trib&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Dr. Chantel Taylor sits in the unused delivery room at the Olney-Hamilton Hospital in Olney on June 30, 2025. The Olney-Hamilton hospital decided to close its labor and delivery unit with the construction of a new hospital in town earlier this year, and Dr. Taylor now sees her patients at Seymour Hospital, about 30-40 minutes away.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751327962&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Shelby Tauber&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;30&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Hospital cuts in Olney&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hospital cuts in Olney\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dr. Chantel Taylor sits in the unused delivery room at the Olney-Hamilton Hospital in Olney on June 30, 2025. The Olney-Hamilton hospital decided to close its labor and delivery unit with the construction of a new hospital in town earlier this year, and Dr. Taylor now sees her patients at Seymour Hospital, about 30-40 minutes away.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Olney-Hospital-ST-71.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Olney-Hospital-ST-71.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Olney-Hospital-ST-71.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215528\"  \/>Olney, June 30<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/11\/13\/texas-rural-hospital-olney-labor-delivery\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How building a new hospital cost this rural Texas town a place to deliver babies<\/a><br \/>Dr. Chantel Taylor sits in the unused delivery room at the Olney Hamilton Hospital. The hospital decided to close its labor and delivery unit with the construction of a new hospital in town earlier this year.<br \/>Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-attachment-id=\"215532\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0423-rgv-mixed-status-gvc-67-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0423-RGV-Mixed-Status-GVC-67-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C1706&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1706\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Gabriel V. Cardenas \/ Veronica G&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-9M2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jaime Galv\\u00e1n, 48, plays with his three-year-old grandson Jaime Galv\\u00e1n, III, at their home in Mercedes, Texas on April 23, 2025. \\rGabriel V. C\\u00e1rdenas for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1745420830&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0423 RGV Mixed Status GVC 67\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jaime plays with his 3-year-old grandson, Jaime Galvan III, at their home. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0423-RGV-Mixed-Status-GVC-67-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0423-RGV-Mixed-Status-GVC-67-1.jpg?fit=780%2C519&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0423-RGV-Mixed-Status-GVC-67-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jaime Galv\u00e1n, 48, plays with his three-year-old grandson Jaime Galv\u00e1n, III, at their home in Mercedes, Texas on April 23, 2025. Gabriel V. C\u00e1rdenas for The Texas Tribune\" class=\"wp-image-215532\"  \/>Mercedes, March 12<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/08\/07\/texas-deported-mexico-illegal-return-immigration-galvan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">After being wrongfully deported, a South Texas man and his family navigate realities of shifting immigration policies<\/a><br \/>Jaime plays with his 3-year-old grandson, Jaime Galvan III, at their home. <br \/>Gabriel V. Cardenas for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215450\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/20250709-camp-east-montana-ice-pr-12-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250709-Camp-East-Montana-ICE-PR-12-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Ratje for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7RM3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The East Montana Detention Facility, the new ICE detention center being built to house up to 5,000 people, is surrounded by desert on the outskirts of El Paso, while still under construction, at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas on Sunday, September 7, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1757292892&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Paul Ratje&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;59&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20250709 Camp East Montana ICE PR 12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The East Montana Detention Facility, the new ICE detention center being built to house up to 5,000 people, is surrounded by desert on the outskirts of El Paso, while still under construction, at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas on Sunday, September 7, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250709-Camp-East-Montana-ICE-PR-12-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250709-Camp-East-Montana-ICE-PR-12-1.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250709-Camp-East-Montana-ICE-PR-12-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215450\"  \/>El Paso, Sept. 7<br \/>The East Montana Detention Facility, a new ICE detention center being built to house up to 5,000 people, is surrounded by desert on the outskirts of El Paso, while still under construction at Fort Bliss. Paul Ratje for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215597\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/avila-folo-21\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0613-Avila-Deportation-LP-09-2.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Lexi Parra for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Margarita Avila cries as she sees her family and hundreds more chant in solidarity outside of the Core Civic Processing Center where she is being detained, Friday, June 13, 2025, in Houston.\\r\\r(Lexi Parra for The Texas Tribune)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1749867267&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Lexi Parra&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;AVILA FOLO&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AVILA FOLO\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Margarita Avila cries as she sees her family and hundreds more chant in solidarity outside of the Core Civic Processing Center where she is being detained, Friday, June 13, 2025, in Houston.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;(Lexi Parra for The Texas Tribune)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0613-Avila-Deportation-LP-09-2.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0613-Avila-Deportation-LP-09-2.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0613-Avila-Deportation-LP-09-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215597\"  \/>Houston, June 13<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/09\/30\/texas-houston-immigrants-family-deportation-belize-ice\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A Houston mother held by ICE must choose: indefinite detention or be deported without her family<\/a><br \/>Margarita Avila cries on a video call as she sees her family and hundreds of protesters chant in solidarity with the detainees outside the detention center where she is being held.<br \/>Lexi Parra for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215564\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/avila-folo-20\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250601_AVILA-FOLO_LP_196.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Lexi Parra for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jos\\u00e9 Avila and his two sons, Isaac and Jeremiah, attend church service at the Iglesia Pentecostal Del Nombre de Jesus, Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Houston. Jos\\u00e9 is a devout Christian, finding solace in his faith during this difficult time.\\r\\r(Lexi Parra for The Texas Tribune)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1748797302&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Lexi Parra&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;AVILA FOLO&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AVILA FOLO\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jos\u00e9 Avila and his sons, Jeremiah (left) and Issac (middle), attend service at their Houston church in June. Jos\u00e9 is a devout Christian, finding solace in his faith while his wife was detained.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250601_AVILA-FOLO_LP_196.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250601_AVILA-FOLO_LP_196.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250601_AVILA-FOLO_LP_196.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215564\"  \/>Houston, June 1<br \/>Jos\u00e9 Avila and his sons, Jeremiah (left) and Issac (middle), attend service at their Houston church in June. Jos\u00e9 is a devout Christian, finding solace in his faith while his wife was detained.<br \/>Lexi Parra for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215446\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0517-ice-raid-detainee-ilp-18\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0517-Ice-Raid-Detainee-ILP-18.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Tex&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Austin, Texas  - 5\/17\/25: A family of four swept up in the ICE raids in Austin.  The parents, who are both in ankle monitors, have upcoming court dates and are fearful for what's to come.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1747525900&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;52&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0517 Ice Raid Detainee ILP 18\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Austin, Texas  \u2013 5\/17\/25: A family of four swept up in the ICE raids in Austin.  The parents, who are both in ankle monitors, have upcoming court dates and are fearful for what\u2019s to come.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0517-Ice-Raid-Detainee-ILP-18.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0517-Ice-Raid-Detainee-ILP-18.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0517-Ice-Raid-Detainee-ILP-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215446\"  \/>Austin, May 17<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/06\/04\/texas-immigration-raid-hays-county-austin-venezuelan-gang\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Months after detaining 47 people accused of being Tren de Aragua in Austin, authorities offer no evidence of gang ties<\/a><br \/>A Venezuelan father, who asked not to be named, and his 5-year-old son at their home. The man, his wife and two kids were swept up in an ICE raid in late March.<br \/>Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215444\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0503-migrant-remains-jh-43\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0503-Migrant-Remains-JH-43.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;DASO Detective Alan Barbosa and a DASO county sheriff carry a body bag containing the bones of a migrant first found by volunteers with Battalion Search and Rescue on August 30, 2024. During the following eight months, the Dona Ana County Sheriff\\u2019s Department refused to collect the site until Abbey Carpenter and James Holeman (not pictured) called and waited at the site outside of Santa Teresa, New Mexico on May 3, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1746321598&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;JUSTIN HAMEL&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0503 Migrant Remains JH 43\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;DASO Detective Alan Barbosa and a DASO county sheriff carry a body bag containing the bones of a migrant first found by volunteers with Battalion Search and Rescue on August 30, 2024. During the following eight months, the Dona Ana County Sheriff\u2019s Department refused to collect the site until Abbey Carpenter and James Holeman (not pictured) called and waited at the site outside of Santa Teresa, New Mexico on May 3, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0503-Migrant-Remains-JH-43.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0503-Migrant-Remains-JH-43.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0503-Migrant-Remains-JH-43.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215444\"  \/>Santa Teresa, New Mexico, May 3<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/06\/16\/texas-operation-lone-star-border-el-paso-deaths-migrants-new-mexico\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">After El Paso joined Abbott\u2019s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged<\/a><br \/>Do\u00f1a Ana County Sheriff Deputy N. Al-Abayad, left, and Detective Alan Barbosa transport a body bag containing the bones of a migrant, first found by volunteers with Battalion Search and Rescue. The discovery of migrant bodies in the desert has spiked since El Paso joined Texas\u2019 Operation Lone Star.\u00a0 Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215445\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/ice-arrests-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0610-Court-ICE-Arrest-AT-09.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Antranik Tavitian for The Texas&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Daniel, of Venezuela, is detained by an agent after attending his court hearing at the South Gessner Road Immigration Court, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian for The Texas Tribune)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1749589287&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Antranik Tavitian&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;ICE ARRESTS&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ICE ARRESTS\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Daniel, of Venezuela, is detained by an agent after attending his court hearing at the South Gessner Road Immigration Court, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian for The Texas Tribune)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0610-Court-ICE-Arrest-AT-09.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0610-Court-ICE-Arrest-AT-09.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0610-Court-ICE-Arrest-AT-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215445\"  \/>Houston, June 10<br \/>Daniel, of Venezuela, is detained by an agent after attending his court hearing at the South Gessner Road Immigration Court. <br \/>Antranik Tavitian for The Texas<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215443\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0201-mcallen-ice-protest-mg-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0201-McAllen-ICE-Protest-MG-10.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A man waves a Mexican flag as hundreds of people march on S 10th St. in McAllen on Feb. 1, 2025 to advocate for immigrant rights amidst local ICE raids and deportations since President Trump took office.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1738453968&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0201 McAllen ICE Protest MG 10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A man waves a Mexican flag as hundreds of people march on S 10th St. in McAllen on Feb. 1, 2025 to advocate for immigrant rights amidst local ICE raids and deportations since President Trump took office.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0201-McAllen-ICE-Protest-MG-10.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0201-McAllen-ICE-Protest-MG-10.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0201-McAllen-ICE-Protest-MG-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215443\"  \/>McAllen, Feb. 1<br \/>A man waves a Mexican flag as hundreds of people march on South 10th Street to advocate for immigrant rights amidst local ICE raids and deportations since President Donald Trump took office. Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215462\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/trans-students-portrait-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251005-Trans-HS-student-MC-20.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Maria Crane for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5 C&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ethan Brignac, a senior at Wylie East High School, poses for a photo at home in Wylie, Texas, on Oct. 5, 2025. After realizing that people didn\\u2019t know what was happening in Texas High Schools, Brignac started posting on Reddit and YouTube to inform people on what was happening.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1759690216&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Trans Students Portrait&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Trans Students Portrait\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ethan Brignac, a senior at Wylie East High School, poses for a photo at home in Wylie, Texas, on Oct. 5, 2025. After realizing that people didn\u2019t know what was happening in Texas High Schools, Brignac started posting on Reddit and YouTube to inform people on what was happening.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251005-Trans-HS-student-MC-20.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251005-Trans-HS-student-MC-20.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251005-Trans-HS-student-MC-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215462\"  \/>Wylie, Oct. 5<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/11\/18\/texas-trans-school-districts-high-school\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why some Texas teachers are being forced to \u201cdeadname\u201d trans students under a new state law<\/a><br \/>Ethan Brignac, a transgender senior at Wylie East High School, started to be called their deadname by school administrators after a new law was passed, which prohibits public school employees from socially transitioning a student. Maria Crane for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215456\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0729-woodson-isd-dr-03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0729-Woodson-ISD-DR-03.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Desiree Rios for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;WOODSON, TEXAS \\u2014 JULY 29, 2025: Casey Adams, superintendent of the Woodson Independent School District, second from left, speaks with Woodson boys\\u2019 athletic coaches at the Woodson ISD building in Woodson, Texas, on Tuesday, July 28, 2025. The district adopted a four-day school week model during the 2019\\u201320 school year. CREDIT: Desiree Rios for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1753813555&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Desiree Rios&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;41&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0729 Woodson ISD DR 03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;WOODSON, TEXAS \u2014 JULY 29, 2025: Casey Adams, superintendent of the Woodson Independent School District, second from left, speaks with Woodson boys\u2019 athletic coaches at the Woodson ISD building in Woodson, Texas, on Tuesday, July 28, 2025. The district adopted a four-day school week model during the 2019\u201320 school year. CREDIT: Desiree Rios for The Texas Tribune&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0729-Woodson-ISD-DR-03.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0729-Woodson-ISD-DR-03.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0729-Woodson-ISD-DR-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215456\"  \/>Woodson, July 29<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/08\/15\/texas-districts-four-day-school-weeks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Four-day school weeks are on the rise as Texas districts look for teacher perks on a tight budget<\/a><br \/>Casey Adams, superintendent of the Woodson ISD, second from left, speaks with the boys\u2019 athletic coaches in his district.<br \/>Desiree Rios for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215458\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/photo-by-montinique-monroe-for-the-texas-tribune-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0722-Austin-Fed-Ed-Fund-MM-19.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Boys \\u0026amp; Girls Club members H\\u2019Sanii Blankenship, 17, and Ray, 16, (left to right) play Dominoes with other club members at Navarro Early College High School in Austin, Texas on July 22, 2025. Photo by Montinique Monroe for the Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1753241870&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Photo by Montinique Monroe for the Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo by Montinique Monroe for the Texas Tribune\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Boys &amp; Girls Club members H\u2019Sanii Blankenship, 17, and Ray, 16, (left to right) play Dominoes with other club members at Navarro Early College High School in Austin, Texas on July 22, 2025. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0722-Austin-Fed-Ed-Fund-MM-19.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0722-Austin-Fed-Ed-Fund-MM-19.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0722-Austin-Fed-Ed-Fund-MM-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215458\"  \/>Austin, July 22 <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/08\/14\/texas-after-school-programs-trump-funding-cuts\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump vowed to end \u201cwasteful\u201d federal spending. Beloved Texas school programs got caught in the middle.<\/a><br \/>Boys &amp; Girls Club of the Austin Area members H\u2019Sanii Blankenship, left, and Ray play dominoes with other club members at Navarro Early College High School.<br \/>Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215424\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0730-hebronville-gvc-23\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0730-Hebronville-GVC-23.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Gabriel V. Cardenas for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-9M2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Catalaya Avaneh M\\u00e9ndez, 8, in front, plays with her sister Catiana Ester M\\u00e9ndez, 7, as their mother watches them\\rat her home in Hebbronville, Texas on July 30, 2025. They attend an after school program that allows for their mother to save money on childcare while she works. The Trump administration recently froze the funds for these programs to shortly unfroze them. There is uncertainty whether they will continue to have consistent funding for the programs. Termination of the programs would put financial stress on parents such as the M\\u00e9ndez who receive no government assistance as they will have to pay for daycare for their children.\\rGabriel V. C\\u00e1rdenas for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1753922708&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Gabriel V. Cardenas&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0730 Hebronville GVC 23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Catalaya Avaneh M\u00e9ndez, 8, in front, plays with her sister Catiana Ester M\u00e9ndez, 7, as their mother watches them&lt;br \/&gt;&#10;at her home in Hebbronville, Texas on July 30, 2025. They attend an after school program that allows for their mother to save money on childcare while she works. The Trump administration recently froze the funds for these programs to shortly unfroze them. There is uncertainty whether they will continue to have consistent funding for the programs. Termination of the programs would put financial stress on parents such as the M\u00e9ndez who receive no government assistance as they will have to pay for daycare for their children.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0730-Hebronville-GVC-23.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0730-Hebronville-GVC-23.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0730-Hebronville-GVC-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215424\"  \/>Hebbronville, July 30 <br \/>Catalaya Avaneh Mendez plays with her sister Catiana Ester Mendez as their mother watches them at her home. The Trump administration froze funding that benefits after-school programs, placing financial stress on parents such as the Mendez. They would have to find and pay for daycare for their children if those programs ended.\u00a0<br \/>Gabriel V. Cardenas for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215454\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/new-utd-student-newspaper-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0129-UTD-Newspaper-ST-04.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shelby Tauber for The Texas Trib&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez, editor-in-chief of the University of Texas at Dallas\\u2019s new student newspaper The Retrograde, hands out copies of the first edition of the newspaper to students at the UTD student union on January 29, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1738173471&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Shelby Tauber&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;New UTD Student Newspaper&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"New UTD Student Newspaper\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez, editor-in-chief of the University of Texas at Dallas\u2019s new student newspaper The Retrograde, hands out copies of the first edition of the newspaper to students at the UTD student union on January 29, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0129-UTD-Newspaper-ST-04.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0129-UTD-Newspaper-ST-04.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0129-UTD-Newspaper-ST-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215454\"  \/>Dallas, Jan. 29<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/02\/07\/ut-dallas-student-newspaper-palestinian-protest-coverage\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UT-Dallas students launch alternative newspaper after clash with administration<\/a><br \/>Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez, editor-in-chief of the University of Texas at Dallas\u2019s alternative student newspaper, The Retrograde, hands out copies of the first edition at the student union.<br \/>Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215493\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/20251003-allred-rgv-mg-47\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251003-Allred-RGV-MG-47.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Michael Gonzalez for The Texas T&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred poses for a photo with PSJA North High School students at their homecoming football game in Pharr on Oct. 3, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1759546009&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20251003 Allred RGV MG 47\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred poses for a photo with PSJA North High School students at their homecoming football game in Pharr on Oct. 3, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251003-Allred-RGV-MG-47.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251003-Allred-RGV-MG-47.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251003-Allred-RGV-MG-47.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215493\"  \/>Pharr, Oct. 3<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/10\/13\/texas-democratic-senate-primary-allred-talarico-rgv-latino-voters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In South Texas, Allred and Talarico compete for Latino voters by vowing to fight for working class<\/a><br \/>Former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred poses for a photo with PSJA North High School students at their homecoming football game.<br \/>Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215461\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/20250909-alpha-school-mcmahon-kg-03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250909-Alpha-School-McMahon-KG-03.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5m2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon tours the Alpha School campus in Austin on Sept. 9, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1757431283&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;44&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20250909 Alpha School McMahon KG 03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon tours the Alpha School campus in Austin on Sept. 9, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250909-Alpha-School-McMahon-KG-03.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250909-Alpha-School-McMahon-KG-03.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250909-Alpha-School-McMahon-KG-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215461\"  \/>Austin, Sept. 9<br \/>U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon tours the Alpha School campus, an AI-driven private school, after a roundtable discussion with Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath.<br \/>Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215457\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0724-dobie-middle-school-starr-ipl-45\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0724-Dobie-Middle-School-STARR-IPL-45.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;AUSTIN, TEXAS - July 24, 2025: Carmen Mendoza hands out gift bags to campers as they head home. Austin Voices for Education and Youth hosts a summer camp at the Dobie Middle School for students that attend the three Austin ISD schools at risk of closure. Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1753387322&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0724 Dobie Middle School STARR IPL 45\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Carmen Mendoza hands out gift bags to campers as they head home on July 24, 2025. Austin Voices for Education and Youth hosts a summer camp at the Dobie Middle School for students that attend the three Austin ISD schools at risk of closure. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0724-Dobie-Middle-School-STARR-IPL-45.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0724-Dobie-Middle-School-STARR-IPL-45.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0724-Dobie-Middle-School-STARR-IPL-45.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215457\"  \/>Austin, July 24<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/07\/30\/texas-dobie-middle-school-staar-rating\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A fight to save an Austin middle school puts families at odds with Texas over how to rate schools<\/a><br \/>Summer camp volunteer Carmen Mendoza hands out gift bags to students as they head home. Austin Voices for Education and Youth hosts a summer camp at Dobie Middle School to help students improve their scores on STAAR, the state\u2019s standardized test.<br \/>Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-attachment-id=\"215455\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0608-undocumented-tuition-sf-09\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0608-Undocumented-Tuition-SF-09.jpg?fit=2560%2C1703&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1703\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jorge poses for a portrait on Sunday, June 8, 2025 in Lockhart, TX. Jorge had planned on transferring from Austin Community College to Texas State University but cannot afford the out of state tuition. He is planning to take classes through a Mexican university online. On June 4th a federal judge invalidated the law known as the \\&quot;Texas Dream Act\\&quot; which went into law in 2001. The law was largely uncontroversial when it passed with few votes against it but its end is being celebrated by Republican lawmakers in the Texas house and Governor Greg Abbott.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1749435468&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0608 Undocumented Tuition SF 09\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jorge poses for a portrait on Sunday, June 8, 2025 in Lockhart, TX. Jorge had planned on transferring from Austin Community College to Texas State University but cannot afford the out of state tuition. He is planning to take classes through a Mexican university online. On June 4th a federal judge invalidated the law known as the \u201cTexas Dream Act\u201d which went into law in 2001. The law was largely uncontroversial when it passed with few votes against it but its end is being celebrated by Republican lawmakers in the Texas house and Governor Greg Abbott.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0608-Undocumented-Tuition-SF-09.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0608-Undocumented-Tuition-SF-09.jpg?fit=780%2C519&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0608-Undocumented-Tuition-SF-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215455\"  \/>Lockhart, June 8<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/06\/14\/texas-undocumented-students-tuition-costs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Undocumented students rethink their college dreams after Texas cuts their access to cheaper tuition <\/a><br \/>Jorge\u2019s parents brought him to the U.S. from Mexico when he was 1 year old. Now 21, he had planned on transferring from Austin Community College to Texas State University to study mechanical engineering, but he may not be able to afford it after Texas agreed to stop offering in-state college tuition rates to undocumented students living in the state. The end of the policy has thrown the education plans of thousands of students like him into disarray.<br \/>Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215535\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0610-undocumented-tuition-st-03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0610-Undocumented-Tuition-ST-03.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shelby Tauber for The Texas Trib&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ale, 24, graduated from the University of North Texas in 2023 with a degree in political science. She is undocumented and has lived in Texas since she was five years old, but now that undocumented students are not eligible to receive in-state tuition, she says will not be able to afford going to the University of Texas at Austin School of Law for the fall.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1749601392&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Shelby Tauber&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;59&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0610 Undocumented Tuition ST 03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ale, 24, graduated from the University of North Texas in 2023 with a degree in political science. She is undocumented and has lived in Texas since she was five years old, but now that undocumented students are not eligible to receive in-state tuition, she says will not be able to afford going to the University of Texas at Austin School of Law for the fall.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0610-Undocumented-Tuition-ST-03.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0610-Undocumented-Tuition-ST-03.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0610-Undocumented-Tuition-ST-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215535\"  \/>Addison, June 10<br \/>Ale, 24, has lived in Texas since she was 5 years old and graduated from the University of North Texas in 2023 with a degree in political science. Now that undocumented students are not eligible to pay in-state college tuition rates, she worries she will not be able to afford going to the University of Texas at Austin School of Law like she had hoped.<br \/>Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215460\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/20251022-ut-compact-ls-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251022-UT-Compact-LS-11.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Leila Saidane for The Texas Trib&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6m2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Protestors stand in front of the Littlefield House across the street from the inauguration of 31st UT President Jim Davis on Wednesday Oct. 22, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1761175300&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Leila Saidane&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20251022 UT Compact LS 11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Protestors stand in front of the Littlefield House across the street from the inauguration of 31st UT President Jim Davis on Wednesday Oct. 22, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251022-UT-Compact-LS-11.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251022-UT-Compact-LS-11.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251022-UT-Compact-LS-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215460\"  \/>Austin, Oct. 22<br \/>Protestors stand for the rejection of a federal compact on the University of Texas Austin campus during the inauguration of President Jim Davis.<br \/>Leila Saidane for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215511\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/turning-point-usa-at-the-governors-mansion-12-8-2025-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251208-Abbott-Turning-Point-USA-BD-01.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Trib&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;TEA Commissioner Mike Morath takes a photo of the high school students in the crowd as Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces a statewide push to establish Turning Point USA chapters in Texas high schools with support from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick campaign funds on December 8, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1765227343&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Bob Daemmrich Photography, Inc.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Turning Point USA at the Governor's Mansion 12-8-2025&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Turning Point USA at the Governor\u2019s Mansion 12-8-2025\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;TEA Commissioner Mike Morath takes a photo of the high school students in the crowd as Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces a statewide push to establish Turning Point USA chapters in Texas high schools with support from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick campaign funds on December 8, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251208-Abbott-Turning-Point-USA-BD-01.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251208-Abbott-Turning-Point-USA-BD-01.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251208-Abbott-Turning-Point-USA-BD-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215511\"  \/>Austin, Dec. 8<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/08\/texas-turning-point-usa-greg-abbott-high-schools\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas launches plan to open Turning Point USA chapters in every high school<\/a><br \/>Education Commissioner Mike Morath takes a photo of the high school students in the crowd as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces a statewide push to establish Turning Point USA chapters in Texas high schools with support from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick campaign funds.<br \/>Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215459\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/welsh-final-appearance-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250919-Welsh-Final-Appearance-CS-16.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Cassie Stricker for The Texas Tr&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6m2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;President Mark A. Welsh III and his wife Betty are greeted by A\\u0026amp;M faculty and students as he leaves campus after resigning on Sept. 19, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1758304613&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Welsh Final Appearance&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Welsh Final Appearance\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;President Mark A. Welsh III and his wife Betty are greeted by A&amp;M faculty and students as he leaves campus after resigning on Sept. 19, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250919-Welsh-Final-Appearance-CS-16.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250919-Welsh-Final-Appearance-CS-16.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250919-Welsh-Final-Appearance-CS-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215459\"  \/>College Station, Sept. 19<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/10\/texas-a-m-mark-welsh-regents-abbott-fired\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How the political tide turned on Mark Welsh, the four-star general ousted as Texas A&amp;M president<\/a><br \/>President Mark A. Welsh III and his wife Betty are greeted by Texas A&amp;M faculty, staff and students as he leaves campus after announcing his resignation. <br \/>\u00a0 Cassie Stricker for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215463\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0625-midland-name-change-eh-14-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0625-Midland-Name-Change-EH-14-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;From left, sisters Aniyah, 18, and Erinn, 16, pose for a photo with their mother, Latoya Mayberry on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Midland.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1754519146&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Eli Hartman&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0625 Midland Name Change EH 14\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;From left, sisters Aniyah, 18, and Erinn, 16, pose for a photo with their mother, Latoya Mayberry on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Midland.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0625-Midland-Name-Change-EH-14-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0625-Midland-Name-Change-EH-14-1.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0625-Midland-Name-Change-EH-14-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215463\"  \/>Midland, Aug. 6<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/08\/11\/midland-texas-high-school-confederacy-robert-e-lee\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Five years after shedding Confederate moniker, a West Texas high school may be Lee High again<\/a><br \/>From left, sisters Aniyah, 18, and Erinn, 16, pose for a photo with their mother, Latoya Mayberry.<br \/>Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215467\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/draggieland-ban-protest-collegestation-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0306-Draggieland-Ban-Protest-IS-29.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ishika Samant for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Dulce Gabbana, a local drag performer, gets ready to visit campus for Day of Drag hosted by the Queer Empowerment Council at Texas A\\u0026amp;M University in College Station, TX, on Wednesday, March 6, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1741284331&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CENTENNIAL PHOTOGRAPHY&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DRAGGIELAND BAN PROTEST - COLLEGESTATION&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DRAGGIELAND BAN PROTEST \u2013 COLLEGESTATION\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dulce Gabbana, a local drag performer, gets ready to visit campus for Day of Drag hosted by the Queer Empowerment Council at Texas A&amp;M University in College Station, TX, on Wednesday, March 6, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0306-Draggieland-Ban-Protest-IS-29.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0306-Draggieland-Ban-Protest-IS-29.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0306-Draggieland-Ban-Protest-IS-29.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215467\"  \/>College Station, March 6<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/03\/18\/university-texas-system-drag-show-ban\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">University of Texas System bans drag shows in campus facilities<\/a><br \/>Dulce Gabbana, a local drag performer, gets ready to visit campus for Day of Drag hosted by the Queer Empowerment Council at Texas A&amp;M University.<br \/>Ishika Samant for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215464\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0128-strive-graduation-lw-56-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0128-STRIVE-Graduation-LW-56-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Lorianne Willett\/The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5 C&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;STRIVE graduates cheer during their ceremony inside the chapel at the Patrick O'Daniel Unit in Gatesville, Texas on January 28, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1738081336&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0128 STRIVE Graduation LW 56\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;STRIVE graduates cheer during their ceremony inside the chapel at the Patrick O\u2019Daniel Unit in Gatesville, Texas on January 28, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0128-STRIVE-Graduation-LW-56-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0128-STRIVE-Graduation-LW-56-1.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0128-STRIVE-Graduation-LW-56-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215464\"  \/>Gatesville, Jan. 28<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/02\/06\/texas-prison-reentry-rehabilitation-budget-strive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Inmates in this Texas program are leaving prison with jobs \u2014 and lower chances of reincarceration<\/a><br \/>STRIVE graduates cheer during their ceremony inside the chapel at the Patrick O\u2019Daniel Unit.<br \/>Lorianne Willett\/The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215478\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/20250920-texas-youth-summit-mf-28-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250920-Texas-Youth-Summit-MF-28-3.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mark Felix for the Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Houston, Texas: People watch Governor Greg Abbott speak during the Texas Youth Summit on September 20, 2025 in The Woodlands, Texas. Mark Felix\/The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1758397909&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20250920 Texas Youth Summit MF 28\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Houston, Texas: People watch Governor Greg Abbott speak during the Texas Youth Summit on September 20, 2025 in The Woodlands, Texas. Mark Felix\/The Texas Tribune&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250920-Texas-Youth-Summit-MF-28-3.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250920-Texas-Youth-Summit-MF-28-3.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250920-Texas-Youth-Summit-MF-28-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215478\"  \/>Houston, Sept. 20<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/09\/20\/texas-youth-summit-republican-charlie-kirk-memorial\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Young Texas conservatives say Charlie Kirk\u2019s death is galvanizing their religion-forward politics<\/a><br \/>Attendees listen to Gov. Greg Abbott speak on stage during the Texas Youth Summit<br \/>Mark Felix for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215465\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/remember-the-rainbow-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251030-Remember-the-Rainbow-SW-14.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Salgu Wissmath for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A married couple, Gija Jones, right, and Ceeg Jones, left,  dance on the rainbow cross walk at an event to fight for the Rainbow Crosswalk to stay in San Antonio's new Pride Cultural Heritage District on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. The Jones couple were present when the rainbow crosswalk was first installed in San Antonio. \\u201cWe want to hopefully see it stay, but we may be saying goodbye. We may have some rainbows on the buildings instead of the street,\\u2019 said Ceeg. \\u201cWe are here to support the community either way.\\u201d \\r\\rSeveral community members, city officials, and leaders of LGBTQ+ and ally organizations rallied and signed a resolution urging the city to challenge Governor Greg Abbott\\u2019s order to remove rainbow crosswalks throughout Texas.ff&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1761869253&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2025 Salgu Wissmath for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Remember the Rainbow&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Remember the Rainbow\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A married couple, Gija Jones, right, and Ceeg Jones, left,  dance on the rainbow cross walk at an event to fight for the Rainbow Crosswalk to stay in San Antonio\u2019s new Pride Cultural Heritage District on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. The Jones couple were present when the rainbow crosswalk was first installed in San Antonio. \u201cWe want to hopefully see it stay, but we may be saying goodbye. We may have some rainbows on the buildings instead of the street,\u2019 said Ceeg. \u201cWe are here to support the community either way.\u201d &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Several community members, city officials, and leaders of LGBTQ+ and ally organizations rallied and signed a resolution urging the city to challenge Governor Greg Abbott\u2019s order to remove rainbow crosswalks throughout Texas.ff&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251030-Remember-the-Rainbow-SW-14.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251030-Remember-the-Rainbow-SW-14.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251030-Remember-the-Rainbow-SW-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215465\"  \/>San Antonio, Oct. 30<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/11\/03\/texas-rainbow-crosswalks-lgbtq-transportation-funding\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas cities grapple with order to remove rainbow crosswalks as state deadline approaches<\/a><br \/>A married couple, Gija Jones, right, and Ceeg Jones, left,\u00a0 dance on the rainbow crosswalk. The Joneses were present when the rainbow crosswalk was first installed in San Antonio. \u201cWe want to hopefully see it stay, but we may be saying goodbye. We may have some rainbows on the buildings instead of the street,\u201d said Ceeg Jones. \u201cWe are here to support the community either way.\u201d<br \/>Salgu Wissmath for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215509\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/strip-v-tomahawk-jl-16\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Strip-v-Tomahawk-JL-16.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jacob Lujan for The Texas Tribun&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Zachary Buckley, production manager at Red Raider Meats, shows the different facilities at Texas Tech University's campus meat processing lab on May 1, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1746108670&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Strip v Tomahawk JL 16\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Zachary Buckley, production manager at Red Raider Meats, shows the different facilities at Texas Tech University\u2019s campus meat processing lab on May 1, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Strip-v-Tomahawk-JL-16.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Strip-v-Tomahawk-JL-16.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Strip-v-Tomahawk-JL-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215509\"  \/>Lubbock, May 1<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/06\/05\/texas-steak-beef-industry-dan-patrick-new-york-strip\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">As lawmakers tried to name an official steak, Texas students learned how to find the best beef<\/a><br \/>Zachary Buckley, production manager at Raider Red Meats, shows the different facilities at Texas Tech University\u2019s meat processing lab.<br \/>Jacob Lujan for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215521\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/attachment\/215521\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/120525-Danville-Farms-25-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-H2S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Caroline Adams spends her afternoon unloading a Christmas tree for a customer, on Friday December 5, 2025, at Danville Farms Christmas tree farm in Kilgore.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1764978955&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;MICHAEL CAVAZOS&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;98.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;***&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"***\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Caroline Adams spends her afternoon unloading a Christmas tree for a customer, on Friday December 5, 2025, at Danville Farms Christmas tree farm in Kilgore.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/120525-Danville-Farms-25-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/120525-Danville-Farms-25-1.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/120525-Danville-Farms-25-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215521\"  \/>Kilgore, Dec. 5<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/11\/texas-christmas-tree-farms\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Last Christmas: An East Texas Christmas tree farm closes after 40 years, despite booming sales<\/a><br \/>Caroline Adams spends her afternoon unloading a Christmas tree for a customer at Danville Farms. Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215607\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/0722-camp-camp-reopens-eh-21\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0722-Camp-Camp-Reopens-EH-21.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Mario, a camper at Camp CAMP, right, holds hands with his counselor, August, as he takes a nap during Target Sports hour on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Center Point. Camp CAMP is a summer camp hosted by Children\\u2019s Association for Maximum Potential for people with disabilities and reopened shortly after the July 4th flooding in order to provide a normal summer experience for their campers. Some guardians, such as Mario\\u2019s, elected to not send their family members to camp immediately following the flood, but instead sent them after the disaster response normalized.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1753205015&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Eli Hartman&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0722 Camp Camp Reopens EH 21\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mario, a camper at Camp CAMP, right, holds hands with his counselor, August, as he takes a nap during Target Sports hour on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Center Point. Camp CAMP is a summer camp hosted by Children\u2019s Association for Maximum Potential for people with disabilities and reopened shortly after the July 4th flooding in order to provide a normal summer experience for their campers. Some guardians, such as Mario\u2019s, elected to not send their family members to camp immediately following the flood, but instead sent them after the disaster response normalized.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0722-Camp-Camp-Reopens-EH-21.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0722-Camp-Camp-Reopens-EH-21.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0722-Camp-Camp-Reopens-EH-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215607\"  \/>Center Point, July 22<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/07\/25\/texas-flood-kerr-county-summer-camps-reopen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In Kerr County, some summer camps are reopening after the devastating July 4 flood<\/a><br \/>Mario, right, holds hands with his counselor, August, as he takes a nap at a summer camp hosted by the Children\u2019s Association for Maximum Potential for people with disabilities Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215466\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/utrgv-vaquero-football14\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UTRGV-Vaquero-Football14.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Fans cheer on the UTRGV Vaqueros football team at a game against the Nicholls State University Colonels in Edinburg on Nov. 8, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1762655595&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;29&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"UTRGV Vaquero Football14\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fans cheer on the UTRGV Vaqueros football team at a game against the Nicholls State University Colonels in Edinburg on Nov. 8, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UTRGV-Vaquero-Football14.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UTRGV-Vaquero-Football14.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UTRGV-Vaquero-Football14.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215466\"  \/>Edinburg, Nov. 8<br \/>Fans cheer on the UTRGV Vaqueros football team at a game against the Nicholls State University Colonels.<br \/>Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"215510\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/31\/texas-2025-year-in-photos\/tamu-student-bonfire\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251125-TAMU-Bonfire-AE-16.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Adriano Espinosa for The Texas T&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Redpots ignite the bonfire with torches at the 2025 Student Bonfire Burn in Hearne, Texas, on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1764126556&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;TAMU Student Bonfire&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TAMU Student Bonfire\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Redpots ignite the bonfire with torches at the 2025 Student Bonfire Burn in Hearne, Texas, on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251125-TAMU-Bonfire-AE-16.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251125-TAMU-Bonfire-AE-16.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251125-TAMU-Bonfire-AE-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215510\"  \/>Hearne, Nov. 25<br \/>Redpots ignite a bonfire with torches at the 2025 Student Bonfire Burn, a long-running tradition for Texas A&amp;M students.<br \/>Adriano Espinosa for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/pu-huang\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pu_Ying_Huang_EG_TT_01-80x80.jpg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-80 photo\" height=\"80\" width=\"80\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPu Ying Huang leads The Texas Tribune&#8217;s photo team and is based in central Texas. Pu started working for the Tribune as a freelancer in 2017, chronicling Hurricane Harvey\u2019s catastrophic flooding in Houston&#8230;.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/pu-huang\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Pu Ying Huang\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. 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