Another year in Austin has passed us by. We experienced a brutal ice storm, then a record-breaking heat wave. We protested outside of the Texas Capitol, then witnessed a historic impeachment trial behind its doors. We rocked out at ACL Fest, cheered for Austin FC, watched bats fill the sky during their annual migration, mourned the death of a very important tree and so much more.
KUT's multimedia team was there to capture it all. Here's a look back at the biggest moments of 2023 in Austin.
January
![Principal Tara Stewart visits students with her therapy dog, Luna Raptor at the Williamson County Juvenile Justice Center in Georgetown.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a5e1c44/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcc%2F14%2F332c2e75480e916abcbd517e73dd%2Flunaraptor-mm-jan2023.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![A crowd of people outside the Texas Capitol, with red and blue bunting on an archway and the Texas flag](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/09d4732/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9f%2Fbe%2Fb1af5ca843b3b314860ee739ff40%2F53394103585-2ba0cb94b2-b.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![A person wearing a baseball cap on their phone in the dark](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8046898/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F00%2Fcd%2F02f71ed74d868e3606202592dad9%2F53392735272-178079d178-b.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![A woman sits on a couch smiling at the camera with her hand against her temple.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/abf5d7f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdc%2F51%2Fe25894594e81847ed94c010a2621%2F52626920532-43980f9174-b.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
February
![Tree branches encased in ice block part of a road.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/94cfa62/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffa%2F6a%2Fe31f2bab433ead7e165459e98a0d%2Fwinter-storm-tree-kut.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![An Austin Energy crew member trims branches impacting power lines in South Austin on Feb. 2.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9ca08cc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2Fbf%2Fefe3bee847578a2e05973f2f4d3d%2Ftreechopper-mm-feb2023.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![A person uses a flashlight to look inside a freezer](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/62ffc49/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbf%2Fba%2F0e1677fd45cdb69e837626bc7362%2F53393972604-9205dd928a-b.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![YouTube Music employees holding signs picket outside of the Google Austin offices.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c010f46/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2F2b%2F793421dd49cd9ad7ba753eb063c7%2F53392735277-c9a8cdc9e3-b.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
March
![Carolyn Williams, sitting on a bench with others, grasps the hands of a person standing.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/287b6d8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F85%2Fa2bb1818425ab62ba412be88ebb0%2F53393661286-f4b53a2699-b.jpg)
Renee Dominguez
/
KUT
![People stand and speak at a podium on the lawn of the Texas Capitol](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/241d0d6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5472x3648+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F51%2F21%2F77c766814341ac847fde63773eba%2F1.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![A person in drag points to a crowd of protesters](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/45b6e52/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1a%2F32%2Fe14eb067463fa423617849d58afc%2F52761173995-72232b45dd-b.jpg)
Alyssa Olvera
/
KUT
![A worker wearing an apron holding a stack of meals in plastic containers hands the stack to another person. Dozens of people sit outside on benches eating food.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/51ab60a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F20%2F08%2F3ae06c264a12856e7734a2fc6362%2F53393972514-47fd5fcc00-b.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
April
![Bob Ward, chair of the Travis County Historical Commission, announces a new historical marker for the Broken Spoke on April 12. The dance hall has been around since 1964.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/524f746/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F15%2F46%2F8486ce914fba9e3585bbf3d80bc7%2F53394104025-b786eb2666-b.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![A Texas state trooper performs a traffic stop in the parking lot of a shopping center..](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1a8efcd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdd%2F20%2F4fd1be964ab8ad1d39c3225f419c%2F53394103675-d39a7fae3b-b.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![A mural depicting a frog underneath text that says, "Hi, how are you."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d378d39/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb2%2F12%2Ff0de04bb42c78fb1059f060cd7d7%2F53393853758-59f65dd693-b.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT News
May
![Luna, 14, stands in front of the PODS container that's getting shipped to their new home in Boston. Luna, who has been transitioning since 2021, and their family say they are being forced to move out of Texas because of legislation restricting transition-related care for minors.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f85cad1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5174x3449+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffc%2Fce%2F9f38764d4d3b85cff07af9db1e1b%2F52937915757-db85c73997-o.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![The recently renovated Texas Capitol Mall, a green pedestrian space running down Congress Avenue from the Blanton Museum to the Texas State Capitol Building, is pictured on May 3.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f074c8c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F23%2Ff9%2F2bda71ca4dc193d96a712bf5f8e9%2F53393660981-1126a12f62-b.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![Alyssa Jones poses for a portrait while leaning on lockers in a high school hallway.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c352536/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2F7f%2Ff3618f7c41dab796de6e54d0781e%2F53393853273-a11693edcc-b-1.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
June
![Reporter and photographers holding signs at the South Congress bridge.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fbd0966/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F78%2Ff9bee4b24dcc80da19f8f107ae9d%2F53394103535-d6d7ec769f-b.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![A dog sits in a metal crate in the hallway of an animal shelter.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e27b0cc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Ff7%2F5069e72b47e097768c8395ae62fb%2F52963090433-9c8ef90543-b.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![A person smiles while holding hands with another.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/26ebdfb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4837x3225+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F07%2F36%2Fe5735b574e2cb812d3b1199f1a70%2Fharvey-simon-pl-june2023.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
July
![Spectators watch the city's annual Independence Day fireworks show from the tops of cars in the Barton Creek Square parking lot.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e7b57ef/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3a%2F5d%2F29206bd9456da42addc62a897d8e%2F53394103550-9c5d00b862-b.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![People pass out coffee and brown bags to a crowd of people outside.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f2abc0f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4c%2F90%2F7edaecb04953800cacd3f08900c0%2F53075758908-3e75acf186-b.jpg)
Renee Dominguez
/
KUT
![A goat chews on a leaf.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/56eca89/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5472x3648+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F7d%2Fe6d6f66c4fdeafb622591ab0224f%2Fgoats-pl-07122023.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![Four band students wearing hats and carrying instruments take a water break during the day.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bd3800f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8e%2Fbc%2F5d9e7c8c4386b6ef2646856ff681%2F53393853728-01e78c55ed-b.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
August
![Jacob's Well is pictured with low water levels.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f3c97af/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F96%2Fdf%2F6aabd350417c8387d7842ac79aae%2F53393661131-0a1287c2c9-b.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT News
![A firefighter walks across scorched, smoking ground and trees.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3c69b04/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2F55%2F7ab6f4124d75b474068454858d48%2F53104392337-87e565c1e6-b.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![Millions of Mexican free-tailed bats fly out of Bracken Cave Preserve at sunset, darkening the sky.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5396cc9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2F8b%2F462385e54262bf537336e052da35%2F53393853733-a1db4c3f2b-b.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
September
![Ken Paxton, left, speaks with his attorney Tony Buzbee, right, in the Texas Senate chambers at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/79d65e9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x762+0+0/resize/880x655!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F52%2F89%2F4f81c8e84bcca9df9647dda6198b%2F53392735467-9bb222b733-b.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![A person sits on a couch under a loft bed in a crowded room with desks next to each other and a TV on the wall](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a050360/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2a%2Fa8%2F8a44c08c4cba9c4a479f0bb39bc1%2F53174289855-7e2678911c-b.jpg)
Renee Dominguez
/
KUT
![Capt. Doug Schulz, a paramedic with Austin-Travis County EMS’ C4 clinical navigation team, gathers information from a 911 caller in their Austin home on Sept. 13. The team aims responds to calls for help that don't require an ambulance or trip to the emergency room, reducing the strain on hospitals and the health care system.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cf6f519/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F28%2Fb0%2F5701933f4a389e2b1b83ff47031f%2F53393853233-49eb499034-b.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![A bird perches on a tree branch at night east of Austin near the Colorado River.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9294045/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9d%2F26%2Fd42307d14669851789f6a2ce1f32%2F53392735147-3daab9d87d-b.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![A makeup artist airbrushes glow-in-the-dark makeup on an actor.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d53c63e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2Fd1%2F0165dc5e47879e188bbbfdf33d56%2F53227231835-6af500c266-b.jpg)
Renee Dominguez
/
KUT
October
![Two shirtless kids stand with their arms out chant in the stands during an Austin FC games.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4badf53/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd4%2F14%2Fc97694ff48f8b8531dbc6d3550ae%2F53392735392-e5b2d4ba0f-b.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![William Douglas and others protest the removal of Flo, a pecan tree at Barton Springs that was cut down due to fungal infection, during a celebration of life for Flo on Oct. 4.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d64c7db/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2Ffb%2Fcb5b92cc49ceb7c6da89928e6807%2F53393853458-1dfc203d25-b-1.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![Little Simz, wearing a collared shirt, tie and sunglasses, stands against a light pink backdrop.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/027eee5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff5%2Fb8%2F928d41124e2e8810f544aad75a73%2F53394103415-de76750b8b-b.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![A small white crescent on black](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a4d2bcd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x678+0+0/resize/880x583!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F77%2Fa79c5ef24375a6a0e480cd9884a9%2F53257918689-c65b220b95-b.jpg)
Deborah Cannon
/
KUT
![Kayla Alonso, 10, center, smiles and talks with her classmates at a table covered with papers and pencils.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7f8fd12/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F34%2F30c5485c432888631d46db11c955%2F53393972719-990793b7c4-b.jpg)
Deborah Cannon
/
KUT
November
![A person with red-painted hands shouts in a crowd of protesters.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e3a639b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F81%2Fc7%2Ff758c65f46f98cce9321403b1668%2F53327272322-1495785bcc-b.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![A blur of signs and people move in front of the Texas Capitol.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6dc3a30/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb9%2F01%2Ff35a53244e94a8e837ba8c419295%2F53393972809-36845b9cd5-b.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![Band director Ryan Dufrene conducts on a stand while students play.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2bab937/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2Fd7%2Fe6c00d364a5886c5ec56ff91fea0%2F53392735452-6ab7260f18-b.jpg)
Ivy Fowler
/
KUT
![Two people stand on a precipice over a lake surrounded by fall foliage.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d625e95/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1023x653+0+0/resize/880x562!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F30%2Fae%2F56664df346a7a1bc8ff3d715cf60%2F53392735472-cf5a5cd746-b-1.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
December
![Residents attend the annual Holiday Sing-Along, Tree Lighting and Downtown Stroll at the Texas Capitol on Dec. 2.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0bd2f20/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x717+0+0/resize/880x616!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2Fe3%2F5b90e1154f73b113d2436e673ae7%2F53393853778-384c9ea3a9-b.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![A couple walks by a holiday light display in the shape of a tent at night.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7fff5a6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd9%2F88%2Fffc6bb344d7399dce711fb3a9022%2F53376704943-27cbdbe8fa-b.jpg)
Ivy Fowler
/
KUT
![Nurses holding protest signs strike outside of Ascension Seton Medical Center.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7295fa4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F74%2F57%2F9a8bde084176abd21091d98fe8eb%2F53393853683-88a787dc65-b.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT
![Two police investigators stand while a third kneels at a neighborhood crime scene on a sunny fall day.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0ff2b27/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1922x1283+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2Fa0%2Fb43526a74adb8347f7ce96a53bf2%2Fcirclec-shooting2-pl-120623.jpg)
Patricia Lim
/
KUT
![Two people hold up signs protesting plans to allow builders to erect more homes in neighborhoods across the city.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/02a3a53/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd9%2Fa8%2F0465905648518f91815284a0d436%2F53393972909-cc42792b72-b.jpg)
Michael Minasi
/
KUT