3-year-old Santiago sits on a bench in front of the Capitol during an immigration protest held by fraternity Sigma Lambda Beta on Feb. 8, 2025.
A Bull Island Action Group volunteer walks through the dunes at Dollymount Beach, looking for trash on May 16, 2026.
State Rep. Gina Hinojosa speaks with audience members after her one-on-one session with Texas Tribune politics reporter Kayla Guo at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2026. Hinojosa is running for Governor of Texas in the upcoming general election.
Protesters chant while being led by a member of Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) as the crowd marches around the tower on Nov. 7, 2025. SDS held a protest against the Trump administration’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education and the consolidation of The College of Liberal Arts (COLA). The rally coincided with UT’s Ring Day Ceremony on Main Mall and included around 100 protesters who held signs and chanted while they marched around the tower.
From left, David Savoie, Daniel Pryor and David Francis work to plant orange marigolds at the University of Texas at Austin on April 3, 2026. In the Spring of 2025, Jeff McManus became the executive director of Grounds and Landscape. McManus upgraded the irrigation system at the flag courts to conserve more water.