Members of the crowd take photos and reach upwards towards a scroll containing the names of Palestinian children who have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023. The scroll, measuring hundreds of feet long, took several minutes to unroll. Thousands of Texans marched in a protest for Palestine in downtown Austin on Nov. 12, 2023.
A student protester is pulled from the crowd and arrested while linking arms with those around them, as armed state police push and advance on remaining protesters on the South Mall Lawn at the University of Texas at Austin. On April 24, 2024, students and community members were met with violent crackdown and dozens of arrests from state and University police during a pro-Palestine walkout and protest.
Police arrest two protesters at the perimeter of the South Mall Lawn at the University of Texas at Austin, pushing one's head to the ground and dragging another by the arm. On April 24, 2024, students and community members were met with violent crackdown and dozens of arrests from state and University police during a pro-Palestine walkout and protest.
A green truck leads at the front of the crowd as pro-Palestine protesters march down San Jacinto St. in downtown Austin. Tens of thousands of Texans marched in the state's largest-ever protest for Palestine in downtown Austin on Nov. 12, 2023.
A protest organizer speaks within "sight and sound" of the Fiserv Forum, reflecting on their goal to have a route that can be noticed from within the RNC security border. A crowd of roughly 1,000 gathered in downtown Milwaukee on July 15, 2024 to protest the Republican National Convention.
A crowd of roughly 1,000 march through downtown Milwaukee on July 15, 2024 to protest the Republican National Convention.
Nurses protest on the sidewalk in front of the Ascension Seton Medical Center during a strike in Austin on June 27, 2023. Union organizer and nurse at Ascension Seton Taylor Critendon stands in the center, leading a chant and holding a blue megaphone. The June 27 strike marked the largest nurse strike in Texas history.
Sabrina Teitelbaum, known by her stage name Blondshell, poses for a portrait before a performance at Mohawk Austin for the SXSW music festival on March 16, 2023.
A young festivalgoer and her mother eagerly wait at the barricade in the moments before Carly Rae Jepsen walks onto the Barton Springs Stage on the first day of Austin City Limits festival, Oct. 7, 2022.
From left to right, Texas volleyball players Molly Phillips, Asjia O-Neal and Logan Eggleston jump to block a spike from Ohio State opposite hitter Emily Londot during the Longhorns' final home game of the season in Gregory Gymnasium on Dec. 10, 2022. The Longhorns won the match 25-21, ascending to the final four and later claiming the national championship for the first time since 2012 and for the third time in program history.
Julio Cascante, left, and Alex Ring, right, celebrate after Cascante scored a goal during a game against St. Louis CITY SC at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas on March 9, 2024. Austin FC and St. Louis tied 2-2.
Protesters hold signs and chant, gathering in front of the Governor's Mansion during a rally against school vouchers on Oct. 7, 2023. Hundreds gathered to protest two days before a special session was slated to begin on Oct. 9, 2023.
Children hold out hats and bags as passing parade members throw candy and toys towards the crowd on Mays Street in Round Rock, Texas on July 4, 2023. Thousands attended Round Rock's annual Fourth of July parade.
Ken Paxton, center, sits with attorneys Tony Buzbee, left, and Mitch Little, right, on the ninth day of then-suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial at the state capitol in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 15, 2023. Several days later, Paxton's trial ended in acquittal.
UT Austin cheerleader Anna Grace Gerrie smiles and celebrates after the Longhorns score a touchdown against the University of Texas at San Antonio at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium on Sept. 17, 2022. Fans in the background waved flashlights as the song "Don't Stop Believing" was played in celebration. The Longhorns won 41-20.
Democrat Presidential candidate and current Vice President Kamala Harris addresses a crowd of supporters during a campaign rally with the theme "Country Over Party" at Ripon College in Ripon, Wis. on Oct. 3, 2024. To Harris' left, Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney stands alongside after announcing an endorsement for the Democrat candidate.
The moon crosses over the path of the sun, as viewed through a pair of eclipse glasses, during a solar eclipse while a seagull flies overhead at Padre Island Beach in Corpus Christi, TX on October 14, 2023.
Beachgoers look towards the sky minutes before the start of an annular solar eclipse at Padre Island Beach in Corpus Christi, TX on October 14, 2023.