Taylor Edwards poses for a portrait in the Texas Capitol on April 7. At 17 weeks, Edwards' pregnancy had started showing signs of a severe brain abnormality. She was one of 22 plaintiffs who sued Texas as a part of Zurawski vs. State of Texas in an effort to restore abortion rights in the state.
Joseph Faraj, a tailor in North Austin, sits in his shop before it opened on Thursday, August 7, 2025. Faraj immigrated from Lebanon in the 1970s and runs the shop for his brother-in-law, Ghassan Karim.
Ryan Gosling waits to enter the red carpet ahead of the premiere of his new movie The Fall Guy on March 12, 2024.
Former Uvalde mayor and current Texas representative Don McLaughlin, Jr. (R-Uvalde) in his office at DKM headquarters in Uvalde, TX on February 14, 2025. McLaughlin’s hunting trophies sit mounted behind him.
Arden Kling poses for a portrait in the Advanced Manufacturing Lab at the ACC Highland campus in Austin, TX, on Oct. 30, 2024.
Carolyn Connerat and Pamela Owen stand amid boxes, tarps and scaffolding in the Texas Memorial Museum in May 2023.
Rep. Mihaela Plesa (D-Dallas) unboxes her belongings as she and her staff move into her new office in the Texas State Capitol on Dec. 12, 2024.
Angela Ramirez poses for a portrait in Austin, TX, on Nov. 13, 2024.
Undecided voter Travis Ross in a park in north Austin on Aug. 31, 2024. Ross felt frustrated that politicians don't seem to understand the struggles of every day people like himself.
McKenzie Henningsen in the UT Tower on Feb. 13, 2024.
Former Daily Texan Design Editor Carla Garcia Leija poses for her 30 picture on Dec. 5, 2024.
People on Lady Bird Lake during Fourth of July festivities in 2023.
Rep. Mihaela Plesa (D-Dallas) during a Democratic fundraising event on Dec. 12, 2024.
A woman dressed as a nun stands outside Stateside and Paramount theaters in Austin on March 14, 2023. Up until the premiere of their new show "Mrs. Davis," Peacock organized a group of women to walk around SXSW dressed as nuns.
Two attendees dance at Eeyore's Birthday on April 29, 2023.
Dr. William Swearingen, a sociology professor at the University of Texas at Austin, plays music on a cowbell at Eeyore's Birthday Party on April 30, 2022.
Kori Dela sits at her desk in her home office in Jonestown, Texas on July 24, 2025. Dela spoke about how many hours she spends in the office working on fundraisers, trainings, and communications running her non-profit, Live Like Cati. The non-profit focuses on the prioritization of safe water experiences for camps and aquatic facilities that have children present.
Brian Foster busks outside of Sam's Club in North Austin on Aug. 7, 2025.