Sergio Porras speaks outside a friend’s home in Uvalde, on June 8, 2022. Porras helped organize and led a historic six-week school walkout for the Chicano Movement in the 1970s.

People chant "no place for hate" at a man who shouted accusations of violence against the LGBTQ community, alleging that the group supported the slaughter of children, is confronted by the crowd during the opening remarks of the "Fight for our Lives" rally in opposition of anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the outdoor rotunda of the state Capitol in Austin on March 27, 2023.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally at the Historic Scoot Inn in east Austin on Oct. 29, 2022.
A state Representative prepares to vote on a bill during session on the House floor at the state Capitol in Austin on April 25, 2023.

State Representatives and their families sit on the House floor on the opening day of the 88th Legislative Session at the state Capitol in Austin on Jan. 10, 2022.
Illiaña Treviño sits patiently as her mother, Jessica, places hair rollers in her hair before bed, at their home in Uvalde on Feb. 23, 2023.

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, calls for action on gun reform, while state representatives and senators listen during a press conference, at the state Capitol on May 8, 2023. Gutierrez invited the families of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting to attend the Capitol every Tuesday during the session. However, their calls for common-sense gun laws were left unanswered by the end of the legislative session.

Relatives of Arnuflo Reyes, a teacher who was injured at Robb, release paper lanterns to celebrate Dia de los Muertos in the Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in Uvalde on Nov. 2, 2022.
A 17-year-old trans boy stands alone with his shadow cast upon a tree during golden hour at a park in Georgetown on June 30, 2023. As of September 1 of this year, he will no longer be legally allowed to have gender-affirming healthcare and, according to the bill, will have to be “weaned off” his hormones in a “medically appropriate” manner.

Lucille Hammash helps her grandson, Noah Proctor, blow bubbles in the side yard of their home in Houston, Texas on April 11, 2021. Hammash is the primary caretaker of two of her grandchildren and says she worries constantly about being evicted again from their current home.
Sofia Ramirez, who is 43 and works as a gardener, bought her pastel green doublewide with pink accents in Congress Mobile Home Park for $60,000 in March 2020. She saved for 20 years to buy a home and paid it off in two.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks at a rally for reproductive freedom at the Pan American Neighborhood Park in Austin on June 26, 2022.
Lucille Hammash goes through the alphabet with two of her grandchildren, Noah and Kenny Proctor in their house in central Houston on April 11, 2021.
Protesters marched from the federal courthouse to the state Capitol in opposition of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade in downtown Austin on June 24, 2022.

Adrianna Medina, 10, does training with her service dog, Ocean, at Uvalde Memorial Park on Aug. 28, 2022. Medina, who lost her cousin Maite Rodriguez in the Robb Elementary school shooting, has suffered from anxiety and depression after the attack. With Ocean, she feels better and more safe in public places and at home.
Sandra Torres and her partner Mack Segovia look at the bed they made for Eliahna Torres at their new home in Uvalde, on Feb. 17, 2023. In their old home, Eliahna had to sleep with Sandra, as they never had enough rooms. In their new house, they dedicated one room to pictures of Eliahna and her family, and plan to continue to add more to memorialize her.
Sisters Maribel and Carolina Velarde load the final set of small items and boxes into their father's van on Aug. 19, 2022. Earlier that month, Velarde had received a letter informing her that their lease would not be renewed and that they had two months to leave. The park had been purchased by Reza Paydar, a commercial real estate investor from California, who also owns nine luxury RV parks in California and Florida.
From left: Berlinda Irene Arreola. Gloria Cazares, and Kimberly Rubio clap and cheer on the last group of runners as they finish the Lexi Legacy 5K Run, and arrive at Lexi's mural near the town square in Uvalde, on Nov. 5, 2022. Friends and family of Lexi Rubio, one of the 19 children killed in the Robb Elementary school shooting, turned out to participate in a three-mile run in her memory.
Austin Treviño plays with candies from the reward bowl as his brother, David James, gets a haircut from a family friend at the Plaza Barber Shop in Uvalde on March 23, 2023.

Customers peruse nearly empty shelves of produce inside a Wheatsville Co-op grocery store in Central Austin, Texas on Feb. 17, 2021. Deliveries for more food had been postponed until the coming Friday, marking nearly a week without new items.

A young girl is comforted by her teammates after failing to top her last rope route during a JCCA Youth climbing competition in Plano, Texas.










Sergio Porras speaks outside a friend’s home in Uvalde, on June 8, 2022. Porras helped organize and led a historic six-week school walkout for the Chicano Movement in the 1970s.
People chant "no place for hate" at a man who shouted accusations of violence against the LGBTQ community, alleging that the group supported the slaughter of children, is confronted by the crowd during the opening remarks of the "Fight for our Lives" rally in opposition of anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the outdoor rotunda of the state Capitol in Austin on March 27, 2023.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally at the Historic Scoot Inn in east Austin on Oct. 29, 2022.
A state Representative prepares to vote on a bill during session on the House floor at the state Capitol in Austin on April 25, 2023.
State Representatives and their families sit on the House floor on the opening day of the 88th Legislative Session at the state Capitol in Austin on Jan. 10, 2022.
Illiaña Treviño sits patiently as her mother, Jessica, places hair rollers in her hair before bed, at their home in Uvalde on Feb. 23, 2023.
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, calls for action on gun reform, while state representatives and senators listen during a press conference, at the state Capitol on May 8, 2023. Gutierrez invited the families of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting to attend the Capitol every Tuesday during the session. However, their calls for common-sense gun laws were left unanswered by the end of the legislative session.
Relatives of Arnuflo Reyes, a teacher who was injured at Robb, release paper lanterns to celebrate Dia de los Muertos in the Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in Uvalde on Nov. 2, 2022.
A 17-year-old trans boy stands alone with his shadow cast upon a tree during golden hour at a park in Georgetown on June 30, 2023. As of September 1 of this year, he will no longer be legally allowed to have gender-affirming healthcare and, according to the bill, will have to be “weaned off” his hormones in a “medically appropriate” manner.
Lucille Hammash helps her grandson, Noah Proctor, blow bubbles in the side yard of their home in Houston, Texas on April 11, 2021. Hammash is the primary caretaker of two of her grandchildren and says she worries constantly about being evicted again from their current home.
Sofia Ramirez, who is 43 and works as a gardener, bought her pastel green doublewide with pink accents in Congress Mobile Home Park for $60,000 in March 2020. She saved for 20 years to buy a home and paid it off in two.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks at a rally for reproductive freedom at the Pan American Neighborhood Park in Austin on June 26, 2022.
Lucille Hammash goes through the alphabet with two of her grandchildren, Noah and Kenny Proctor in their house in central Houston on April 11, 2021.
Protesters marched from the federal courthouse to the state Capitol in opposition of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade in downtown Austin on June 24, 2022.
Adrianna Medina, 10, does training with her service dog, Ocean, at Uvalde Memorial Park on Aug. 28, 2022. Medina, who lost her cousin Maite Rodriguez in the Robb Elementary school shooting, has suffered from anxiety and depression after the attack. With Ocean, she feels better and more safe in public places and at home.
Sandra Torres and her partner Mack Segovia look at the bed they made for Eliahna Torres at their new home in Uvalde, on Feb. 17, 2023. In their old home, Eliahna had to sleep with Sandra, as they never had enough rooms. In their new house, they dedicated one room to pictures of Eliahna and her family, and plan to continue to add more to memorialize her.
Sisters Maribel and Carolina Velarde load the final set of small items and boxes into their father's van on Aug. 19, 2022. Earlier that month, Velarde had received a letter informing her that their lease would not be renewed and that they had two months to leave. The park had been purchased by Reza Paydar, a commercial real estate investor from California, who also owns nine luxury RV parks in California and Florida.
From left: Berlinda Irene Arreola. Gloria Cazares, and Kimberly Rubio clap and cheer on the last group of runners as they finish the Lexi Legacy 5K Run, and arrive at Lexi's mural near the town square in Uvalde, on Nov. 5, 2022. Friends and family of Lexi Rubio, one of the 19 children killed in the Robb Elementary school shooting, turned out to participate in a three-mile run in her memory.
Austin Treviño plays with candies from the reward bowl as his brother, David James, gets a haircut from a family friend at the Plaza Barber Shop in Uvalde on March 23, 2023.
Customers peruse nearly empty shelves of produce inside a Wheatsville Co-op grocery store in Central Austin, Texas on Feb. 17, 2021. Deliveries for more food had been postponed until the coming Friday, marking nearly a week without new items.
A young girl is comforted by her teammates after failing to top her last rope route during a JCCA Youth climbing competition in Plano, Texas.