Immigrant families await help, McAllen, Texas
Immigrant families await help, McAllen, Texas

Central American immigrants line up at the bus station after release from ICE detention in Hidalgo County.

Border fence in Cameron County, TX
Border fence in Cameron County, TX
National Guard on the border
National Guard on the border

Starr County, Texas April, 2018

Schoolchildren return to Mexico from Roma, Texas
Schoolchildren return to Mexico from Roma, Texas
Texas Independence Day parade, Austin
Texas Independence Day parade, Austin
Yard signs promote voting, Austin
Yard signs promote voting, Austin
Gov. Greg Abbott first inaugural, Austin
Gov. Greg Abbott first inaugural, Austin
Unique gathering of five U.S. presidents
Unique gathering of five U.S. presidents
Lady Gaga in concert, College Station
Lady Gaga in concert, College Station
Police search for the Austin bomber, 2018
Police search for the Austin bomber, 2018
Pflugerville mourns victims of Austin bomber
Pflugerville mourns victims of Austin bomber
New U.S. Citizens, San Antonio
New U.S. Citizens, San Antonio

New United States citizens are sworn in during a special ceremony at the Institute of Texan Cultures at Hemisfair Plaza. The group of almost 400 new US citizens represented over 50 countries, the majority being from Mexico. This is the Zadran family from Afghanistan.

Residents watch Bastrop, Texas burn, 2011
Residents watch Bastrop, Texas burn, 2011
Bastrop Complex Fire aftermath, 2011
Bastrop Complex Fire aftermath, 2011
Bastrop Complex Fire aftermath, 2011
Bastrop Complex Fire aftermath, 2011
 Gun control advocates march
Gun control advocates march

Advocates for a gun-free learning environment on the UT campus and other statewide colleges march to the Capitol. About 250 people brought books to show their support for learning, not conflict.

Open carry rally, State Capitol
Open carry rally, State Capitol
Confrontation at gun rally, 2017
Confrontation at gun rally, 2017

Austin January 13, 2017: A coalition of gun rights groups, including Open Carry Texas (OCT) gather at the south steps of the Texas Capitol to garner support for constitutional carry legislation.

Open carry rally, State Capitol 2017
Open carry rally, State Capitol 2017
Gov. Greg Abbott after target practice
Gov. Greg Abbott after target practice
Cody Wilson and 3-D plastic gun, 2018
Cody Wilson and 3-D plastic gun, 2018
Funeral for Barbara P. Bush, Houston 2018
Funeral for Barbara P. Bush, Houston 2018
Funeral for Barbara P. Bush, Houston 2018
Funeral for Barbara P. Bush, Houston 2018

Former President George Bush leaves the memorial service with George W. Bush and Laura Bush, April 2018.

Funeral for Barbara P. Bush, Houston 2018
Funeral for Barbara P. Bush, Houston 2018
 Hurricane Harvey damage, 2017
Hurricane Harvey damage, 2017

Port Aransas Aug. 30, 2017: Extensive damage from Hurricane Harvey's hit almost a week ago litters the coastal Texas town of Port Aransas as residents are allowed in to survey wreckage.

 Hurricane Harvey damage, 2017
Hurricane Harvey damage, 2017

Refugio, Aug. 30, 2017: Destroyed cotton clings to the fence along U.S. Highway 77 in Refugio County in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Texas farmers lost millions in crop damage due to the Category 4 storm.

 Hurricane Harvey damage, 2017
Hurricane Harvey damage, 2017

Beaumont, Sept. 5, 2017: The corner of Gill and Pine St. in north Beaumont a week after Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast.

Hurricane Harvey damage, 2017
Hurricane Harvey damage, 2017

Lumberton, Sept. 7, 2017: Members of First Baptist Church of Loeb chain saw pews and clean up the church on U.S. 69 that had eight feet of water in it due to Hurricane Harvey flooding.

 Hurricane Harvey damage, 2017
Hurricane Harvey damage, 2017

Port Aransas, Aug. 30, 2017: Extensive damage from Hurricane Harvey's hit almost a week ago litters the coastal Texas town of Port Aransas as residents are allowed in to survey wreckage.

 Hurricane Harvey damage, 2017
Hurricane Harvey damage, 2017

Lumberton, Sept. 7, 2017: A Bible sits amid the wreckage as members of First Baptist Church of Loeb chain saw pews and clean up the church on U.S. 69 that had eight feet of water in it due to Hurricane Harvey flooding.

Voter parking space, 2016
Voter parking space, 2016

Space reserved for voters, San Marcos 2016

Mosque arson, Victoria, 2017
Mosque arson, Victoria, 2017

Victoria, January 29, 2017: Investigators sift through rubble as several hundred people gather Sunday to show support for a southeast Texas Islamic Center mosque destroyed by a suspicious fire.

 Protest at AG Jeff Sessions speech, 2017
Protest at AG Jeff Sessions speech, 2017

Austin October 20, 2017: Protesters outside as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accompanied by U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Richard Durbin, Jr., speaks to U.S. attorneys on Trump’s immigration policy.