A lot happened in Central Texas in 2022. Elections. Reproductive rights protests. Tornados. Festivals. Soccer games.
KUT's multimedia team was there to capture it all. Here are some of our favorite photos from the year.January
![A man holds a candle outside the Texas Capitol on Jan. 6. About 50 people gathered there to mark the anniversary of the attack at the U.S. Capitol.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f4988a7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5185x3457+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F94%2Fdeee75a34ee18e7d8cd81b12d75f%2Fjan2022favphoto1.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
/
KUT
![The Rolling Pines fire burns through the night on Jan. 18 at Bastrop State Park.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3f4f446/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3500x2333+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2F18%2Ffffdbe6b4f99ae84c49de28c39ff%2Fjan2022favphoto2.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![Dragon/Lion Dance performance by the Texas Dragon/Lion Dance Team at the Lunar New Year Celebration at Austin Beerworks on Jan. 30, 2022. Patricia Lim/KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5a98236/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5710x3807+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2F31%2F5543e7e14e83931b42c36562874e%2Fjan2022favphoto3.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
February
![Icicles hang from a telephone pole and electricity power lines in south Austin during the ice, sleet, freezing rain and cold temperatures of Winter Storm Landon in Austin, TX on Feb. 2, 2022. Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8d55f48/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6603x4402+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe9%2F60%2F71b4caf845e0903851ee04325864%2Ffeb2022favphoto1.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
/
KUT
![A sign with information about an overnight cold weather shelter is pictured at a bus stop on Jan. 16.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b255402/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F78%2Fb7%2Fd154b16f4c71aacfa90f2583ba90%2F53467586312-2216a52cfd-b.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
/
KUT
![A silhoutted shadow of a visitor to the The Color Inside, A Skyspace installation by artist James Turrell located at the Student Activity Center at The University of Texas at Austin on Feb. 11, 2022. Patricia Lim/KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a16c728/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5547x3698+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb5%2F87%2Fb107434a469480a8ae73f292ab65%2Ffeb2022favphoto3.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![Brenda Ramos places her hand on a mural of her son, Mike Ramos, who was fatally shot by Austin police in 2020. The mural was painted on the exterior of La Mexicana Bakery, which closed Feb. 16 after 32 years of business.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fb1fb27/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F20%2F3a%2F12aff11442baa2ad884a159256d8%2Ffeb2022favphoto4.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
March
![Dr. Mario Garza, member of the Texas Miakan-Garza Band indigenous group and the founder of Indigenous Cultures Institute, in front of his house in San Marcos, TX, on Mar. 2, 2022. Sheryl Wong for KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/efcad61/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4839x3226+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F45%2Fb3%2F572efcb84ff4b772aef3af3857cb%2Fmarch2022favphoto1.jpg)
Sheryl Wong for KUT
![Joe Harper Jr. cuts hair at the BarberVision barbershop in North Austin on Mar. 2.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d3d3f14/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5708x3805+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F42%2F95%2Ff8fe740e4ed296287c9b01c0875c%2Fmarch2022favphoto2.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
/
KUT
![People walk near a turned over truck after a tornado passed through Round Rock’s Boardwalk shopping center, flipping vehicles and damaging several buildings on March 21, 2022, in Round Rock. Michael Minasi/KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d76932d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fca%2Fd2%2Fbb13c551498ab9174e5077269d95%2Fmarch2022favphoto4.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![Tele Novella plays at Cheer Up Charlies during South by Southwest on March 18, 2022, in downtown Austin. Michael Minasi/KUTX](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8e27ca4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F67%2F8c%2Fb4fe0990477599e7a0a21a11313d%2Fmarch2022favphoto3.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
April
![Demonstrators rally to show support for the transgender community at the Texas Capitol on Trans Day of Visibility on April 2.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c4172bd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4100x2733+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9f%2F2e%2Fb1d681e447eb912f40439b2d15fa%2Faprilfavophotos1.jpg)
Sheryl Wong for KUT
![Students playing outside during lunch at Highland Park Elementary School in Austin, TX on April 8, 2022. Patricia Lim/KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/aa84d87/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4610x3073+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fad%2F78%2F6c2d28724185a6a1541129b898d2%2Faprilfavophotos2.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![Starbucks employee Julius Shieh protests with coworkers and supporters outside of the Starbucks at West 24th and San Antonio Streets on April 30, 2022, in Austin. Michael Minasi/KUT News](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fc37de9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3500x2333+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F34%2F2fbf0f7a433f848d065c62b6d564%2Faprilfavophotos3.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
May
![People protest outside the Austin Federal Courthouse on May 3 after the Supreme Court’s drafted opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9afb5eb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5b%2Ffa%2F63171bb54746891388766857a0b0%2Fmayfavophotos1.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d62bf1c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1367+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fc9%2F7ca13e9a4e8bbfa3dcfa89c274d4%2Fmayfavophotos2.jpg)
Renee Dominguez
/
KUT
![Wax figures located in the basement of the new Alamo Drafthouse Office at the former Baker School on May 4, 2022. Patricia Lim/KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/be92f60/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2Fa4%2F7d4e5a624b528ac3593a8f752a1d%2Fmayfavophotos3.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![Beto O'Rourke interrupts a press conference held by Gov. Greg Abbott and other state Republican officials at Uvalde High School following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 25.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b5c8f81/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4961x3307+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2Ff4%2F02c7da6a43c8aafa5860fae3d129%2Fmayfavophotos4.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![Members of the Uvalde community gather together at the vigil on May 25, 2022 for the death of 19 students and two adults during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. Patricia Lim/KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/adf75be/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2Ffd%2Fee91c8d244a9ae1bcefb226a8e07%2Fmayfavophotos5.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![Police boundary markers surround Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on May 26 following the mass shooting two days earlier. A memorial for the 21 victims was placed outside of the school by members of the community.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e165eb6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6212x4141+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2Fe4%2Fc6f9021f445aa4a0d0a6faf03576%2Fmayfavophotos6.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
June
![The Austin Fire Department responds in Lady Bird Lake after a small plane crashed with one passenger rushed to Dell Medical Hospital on June 16, 2022. Patricia Lim/KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/534a3a3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6227x4151+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F71%2F5e%2Ff71a28c24450bace2159745992cb%2Fjunefavophotos1.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![Children pick up candy during the Juneteenth parade in East Austin on June 18.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5360ad5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3500x2333+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F31%2Ff99ddee34148aa660875239337a9%2Fjunefavophotos2.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![Victoria Mycue protests in front of the Texas Capitol after the U.S. Supreme Court decided to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d26ed11/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5521x3681+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2Fd2%2Fb67b99fc4e3dba9b91a116eaeb87%2Fjunefavophotos3.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![A person in drag makes a surprised expression while holding up a fan in front of people seated at tables](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e5e284f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4295x2863+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2F82%2F9750b1854f519c558315912e70e0%2Fjunefavophotos4.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
/
KUT
July
![Crowds watch fireworks near Auditorium Shores for the H-E-B Austin Symphony July 4th event.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/95eb2d2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1367+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F79%2F82%2F05f2403949b1bebe35203fd6f33a%2Fjulyfavphoto1.jpg)
Renee Dominguez
/
KUT
![A green banner reading "Legalize Abortion" is pictured amidst abortion rights advocates as they participate in an all-day sit-in in the rotunda of the Texas State Capitol on July 7, 2022, in Austin. Michael Minasi / KUT News](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f314299/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3500x2333+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F45%2F4b%2F6e939df847eeb2169f0508546432%2Fjulyfavphoto2.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![Kareemullah Ghazi talks with two of his children, Haya, 3, and Omar, 2, on July 16, in Austin. Ghazi fled Afghanistan with his wife and children when the Taliban took over the country.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6c490dd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3500x2333+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7e%2F1d%2F751e25c943df83d5ca6b8753b624%2Fjulyfavphoto3.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
August
![The marquee at the Paramount Theatre says: "Without John Aielli in it Austin is just a bit less interesting."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/889f5a7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5086x3391+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F15%2F77%2F04113eba4881a0db971e8e5ca404%2Faugfavphoto1.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![A person swims in the San Marcos in San Marcos, TX river during summer heat on Aug. 3, 2022. Patricia Lim/KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fc12852/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0a%2Faa%2F5dd3f9b742cf8db19540986a556f%2Faugfavphoto2.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![Austin FC forward Sebastián Driussi kicks the ball during a Aug. 6 game against the San Jose Earthquakes on Aug. 6, 2022, at Q2 Stadium in Austin. Michael Minasi / KUT News](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5c09e18/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3500x2333+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F0c%2F0adf44ea4fca8aca5b80c1b5b646%2Faugfavphoto3.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![Mayor Steve Adler, Austin-Travis County Health Authority Dr. Desmar Walkes, and Travis County Judge Andy Brown speak at a press conference to request resources, increase awareness, and educate the public regarding Monkey Pox at Austin City Hall in Austin, TX on Aug. 9, 2022. Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/011d503/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5076x3384+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1d%2F64%2F347bba6643f5882cf0a2255dae37%2Faugfavphoto5.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
/
KUT
![Students attend school on the first day of classes at Linder Elementary on Aug. 15.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f752fae/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F17%2F1b0f14814b7a9a73c5beeb080ff1%2Faugfavphoto6.jpg)
Renee Dominguez
/
KUT
![People cheer as they walk in the Austin Pride Parade on South Congress Avenue on Aug. 20.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/791edbd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4730x3153+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F58%2Fd1%2Fa421ba6a476495a1193e8935be99%2Faugfavphoto7.jpg)
Stephanie Tacy
/
KUT
September
![Vironika Makhova participates in a rope course at Peaceable Kingdom, part of a refugee acclimatization program by the Ukranian School, in Killeen, TX on Sept. 2, 2022. Patricia Lim/KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a216cde/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5472x3648+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2F8a%2Fc42e4538483dbabcc2bfd18a8982%2Fsepfavphoto1.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![Vehicles drive by apartments in East Riverside affected by local power outages after storms on Sept. 7.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2cb817d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F20%2F37%2Fe4b631244a59b8f2c7cdcea1f08d%2Fsepfavphoto2.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![A group dance is led by Mario Cervantes during the Return the Remains Rally to reclaim remains of members of the Miakan-Garza Band held by the University of Texas in front of the Main Tower building on Sept. 14, 2022. Alyssa Olvera for KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e7becdd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4a%2F9c%2Fcd8619104f2a8812dce617e60263%2Fsepfavphoto3.jpg)
Alyssa Olvera for KUT
![Pflugerville resident Brittanei Martinez points to one of three scars on her stomach from a procedure removing her fallopian tubes. She chose this form of permanent birth control following Texas' abortion bans and the overturning of Roe v. Wade.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/00f1aeb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5344x3563+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffe%2F1c%2F332672a04e8d8efc894eb033c456%2Fsepfavphoto4.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
October
![Sonny, 7, tries to figure out where the eye holes are in a large Pikachu costume at Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds on Oct. 28. The shop announced it would close at the end of the year.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dc31295/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F59%2Ff2ca6f024dc99ba967a5eb69e0ae%2Foctfavphoto1.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![Amanda Phillips puts on eyeliner on Oct. 14, 2022, at her home in Austin. Phillips identifies as bisexual and has been dating more women since the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Michael Minasi / KUT News](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d9b3904/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8e%2F48%2F03068fb941ad97fa08a4bcd4de7d%2Foctfavphoto2.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
November
![A Día de los Muertos altar for the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting is carried by the victims' fathers from the Texas Capitol to the Governor's Mansion on Nov. 1. The group was protesting in favor of an age increase to purchase an AR-15 and encouraging the public to vote.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6e4f29e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5472x3648+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F68%2F25%2F56e258794b07b49258341d64ce28%2Fnovfavphoto1.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![A person enters the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum to vote on the last day of early voting in Austin on Nov. 7.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e2c8a91/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8e%2F62%2Fc27241ca4632a5eff9237cacbfa1%2Fnovfavphoto2.jpg)
Alyssa Olvera
/
Alyssa Olvera for KUT
![A person with a beard speaks into a microphone](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/520a5f0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fba%2F4c%2Fa0f830aa450a8bfb1e713cd5aeb3%2Fnovfavphoto3.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![Austin mayoral candidate Celia Israel at an election results watch party for her campaign at Lustre Pearl bar in Austin, TX on Nov. 8, 2022. Stone Clemons for KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bf36337/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F93%2F03%2F9a698ec3417fb81682f757b6724b%2Fnovfavphoto4.jpg)
Stone Clemons for KUT
![An immersive light-based art installation called “NeonCity” by AIA Austin is set up along Waller Creek during Waterloo Greenway's annual Creek Show on Nov. 16.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6f5a63f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5077x3385+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F08%2Fc5%2F3fc2ea2f4a6c8d5e70856c2af9e1%2Fnovfavphoto5.jpg)
Stone Clemons for KUT
![Registered nurse Ashley Sharma, part of the M3 Team, hugs Denzil Wooten, 58, after checking his vitals outside of a closed Sonic restaurant on Nov. 21, 2022, in Austin. Wooten has been part of the Mobile, Medical and Mental Health Care Team’s program for three years. Michael Minasi / KUT News](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fd6b201/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5a%2Ffd%2Fb53d36614d3f834b70280f2f80e1%2Fnovfavphoto6.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
December
![Parade floats cruise down Main Street in Taylor during a holiday parade on Dec. 3. Taylor's annual holiday parade was split in two this year. The City of Taylor parted ways with the Taylor Area Ministerial Alliance over the alliance's new requirements for parade entries, which many felt excluded the city's LGBTQ community.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/50be63a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb1%2Fdf%2F98bf03d44021b81db0a8d9c11847%2Fdecfavphoto1.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![Charles Guidry, Jr. gives a keynote speech during the 30th annual House the Homeless memorial service on Dec. 11, 2022, at the Homeless Memorial tree in Vic Mathias Shores. Michael Minasi / KUT News](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/92007f3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F93%2F80%2F5f7f3fd94c10bd7ee5f67dfa3f3e%2Fdecfavphoto2.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![Kirk Watson shaking hands with watch party attendee at Santa Rita Cantina on Dec. 13, 2022. patricia Lim/KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6cdab8e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5472x3648+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb3%2Fdf%2Fbeb6c96843888733ea4f3f0e41d4%2Fdecfavphoto3.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
If you found this reporting valuable, please consider making a donation to support it. Your gift pays for everything you find on KUT.org. Thanks for donating today.