Ivan Cantu poses for a photo inside of the Allan B. Polunsky Unit visitation room on Jan. 31, 2024 in Livingston, Texas. Cantu had been a death row inmate since 2001 for the death of his cousin and cousin’s fiancée, James Mosqueda and Amy Kitchen, in 2000. Cantu was executed during his third execution date on Feb. 28, 2024 at the Huntsville Unit.
An illustration composite shows phases of the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Cooper Lake State Park was a prime location in the path of totality and welcomed over 3000 anticipated attendees to watch the eclipse together.
Kaitlyn Kash cries in her husbands arms after giving testimony to the Texas Medical Board during a meeting regarding the wording of abortion laws in Texas on March 22, 2024, in Austin. Kash, a plaintiff in Zurawski v. Texas, said that having an abortion, "saved her life."
Gov. Greg Abbott smiles while going around the room to shake the hands of Texas sheriffs on March 20, 2024, in Austin. Sherrifs joined the governor to share their thoughts on the border requesting that the Texas border emergency be officially declared a United States constitutional process and crimes against humanity and requested that the United States government assist in securing the border.
The Highland Park Lacrosse team warms up before a game on March 29, 2024 in Dallas, Texas.
Dale Jenkins poses for a photo at the corner of his ranch on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 in Canadian, Texas. Jenkins was one of many ranchers who lost cattle and land to the Smokehouse Creek Fires in late February. “You'd be out there fighting this fire and you're all by yourself,” Jenkins said. “There's not a soul round. But you've got light from the fire line. And you're working at it and concentrating so hard and finally you get to the end you finally put up the last flames and then it's just totally dark and totally quiet is a really it's an interesting feeling.”
Leena holds a red colored smoke bomb while leading the Texas United Against Genocide in Palestine march through the streets of Austin on Feb. 4, 2024. Demonstrators gathered from all around Texas to attend this march, some even bussing in for the event.
A child and their sibling wear solar eclipse glasses to view the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. People of all ages enjoyed the viewing of the total solar eclipse from Cooper Lake State Park.
Hundreds of people march on Lavaca St. during the Texas United Against Genocide in Palestine march on Feb. 4, 2024, in Austin. People held signs, flags and megaphones as the walked through downtown Austin.
Palestinian-American poet and author Naomi Shihab Nye poses for a photo on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Austin. Nye was joined by Israeli-American poet and author Edward Hirsch during the Dean Echenberg Poetry Reading Series.
Gillespie County elections administrator Jim Riley holds results from the mock election as the ballot scanner releases information on Feb. 6, 2024, in Fredericksburg, Texas. Riley held this event following major concerns of ballot safety in the county for upcoming primaries.
Debbie Wiederhold tallks with her son Daniel Wiederhold in his room on Feb. 29, 2024 in Hutto, Texas. Daniel was born with a type of brittle bone disorder that is rare and usually fatal.
Kaitlyn Cunningham spins her daughter Kathy Cunningham in the elevator lobby of the Cedar Park Regional Medical Center on March 13, 2024 in Cedar Park, Texas. The two had spent the last two months in Kaitlyn’s hospital room and the hallway, due to complications with the releasing of Kathy, making the most of the situation.