This year has been scary, painful, weird and, at times, hopeful. KUT’s multimedia team was there to capture it all.
Here are the photos that tell the story of 2020.
January
![PJ and Alex Martinez run the Martinez Brothers Taxidermy shop in South Austin.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5429ab5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkut%2Ffiles%2F202004%2Fmartinezbros.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![From left, Dwight Carrington, D'Aire Best, Paislee Bodary, Kathy Carrington and Brylee Bodary participate in the annual MLK Day Community March on Jan. 20.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bbd7a98/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F10%2F12%2Fa168c078439395a00a3906d51c64%2Fmlk-march-gcp-012020.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Donald Trump motions with his fist to a member of the crowd.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bfc91b7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2e%2F35%2F36958cd541d4b3823e7df5a30d3e%2Ftrump-farmbureau-jr-011920.jpg)
Julia Reihs
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February
![Snow over the Capitol building on February 5th.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0b93c4d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2Fe9%2Fc529edd0461ea795d3888c04baf6%2F49495793042-caf5a0ff15-o.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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![José Pérez lived for three years with a busted stove. His North Austin apartment complex was on a city list of rental properties with a history of poor maintenance.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e3b2e86/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2b%2Ff6%2F6accbeef4d4d98d9e4ee0574f043%2Fjose-perez-gcp-020620.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![A woman hands a man a bag of dog food from her car.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/644ac2d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2F0e%2Fb15f9dd6402f83e20ba08f3fdd82%2Fstate-homeless-camp-gcp-022020.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![With Super Tuesday approaching, Bernie Sanders made the rounds in Texas in February, traveling to El Paso, San Antonio, Houston and Austin to rally support for his campaign to win the Democratic nomination for president. Sanders' campaign estimates more than 12,700 people crowded along Lady Bird Lake on Sunday, February 23rd to hear the candidate tout his plans for health care, climate change and infrastructure.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/deff868/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4556x3037+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F3b%2Ff0ac7b514c739ba0e5038d1759e2%2F49577145693-23a060d26a-o.jpg)
Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
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March
![MJ Hegar, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to the media.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2f81cdf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7e%2Fea%2Fa58daf684ca5ad7bce4a876497dd%2Fmj-hegar-gcp-030320.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Milan, 4, and Myden, 3, choose food from an Austin ISD curbside pickup site on March 13.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/84343ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2Fa7%2F65dc7a9c4fcfa826c40eb115ac9a%2Fschool-lunch-mm-031320.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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![Hays County and San Marcos officials declare a state of disaster because of COVID-19, at the Hays County Courthouse on March 15.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3ddf0e9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F3c%2F5911581444859880e11968d016ed%2Fhays-disaster-mm-031520.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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![The Paramount Theatre, which would have been bustling during South by Southwest, sits on a quiet Congress Avenue on March 17.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/392b389/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkut%2Ffiles%2F202007%2FParamount.jpg)
Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
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![A man walks on the UT Austin campus with a pack of toilet paper and other supplies on March 16.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/71954e4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkut%2Ffiles%2F202007%2Fut_campus.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![A worker handles paperwork at CommUnityCare's drive-thru coronavirus testing site at the Hancock Center.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7bd25b4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkut%2Ffiles%2F202005%2FCommUnityCare2.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Zach Volta, chef at Casino El Camino, spray paints the boarded-up window on the front of the Sixth Street restaurant as his coworkers watch.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a2e75bb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x534+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkut%2Ffiles%2F202003%2Fjulia_casino.jpg)
Julia Reihs
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![James Demond Pettway was living under I-35 on March 23. He and others experiencing homelessness lack shelters and resources during the coronavirus pandemic.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cfe7b9e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4368x2912+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2Fb0%2F0047cf0d4d2099d7c67c55095c9d%2Fjames-demond-pettway-homelessness-jr-2-03232020.jpg)
Julia Reihs
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![Shoppers stand apart from one another as they wait to enter an H-E-B grocery store in South Austin on March 23.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/34e0507/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkut%2Ffiles%2F202007%2Fheb_line.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Joni Watkins and Matt Umberger sew face masks to donate to health care workers, on the porch of their South Austin home.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1bd5cb6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkut%2Ffiles%2F202003%2Fsewing_masks.jpg)
Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
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![Intern Hael Seok poses with Sarah Kim, owner of Scissors Sound Hair Salon in North Austin on March 24.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4d92a95/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe8%2F5e%2F737af83c417ea32d816d15ac780b%2Fscissors-sound-jr-032420.jpg)
Julia Reihs
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April
![Jeff Levine puts a face mask over the statute of Stevie Ray Vaughn at Auditorium Shores on April 16.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/20e4a15/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkut%2Ffiles%2F202007%2Fstevie_ray.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Drivers line up for free food during a Central Texas Food Bank distribution at the Toney Burger Center in South Austin on April 30.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cf8b87e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F25%2F50%2F43cf34274d898eb0572a8e8499e6%2Ffood-bank-drivethru-gcp-043020.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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May
![Shops in the Domain began reopening May 1 as the state moved into phase one of Gov. Greg Abbott's plan to reopen the Texas economy.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/138813d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkut%2Ffiles%2F202007%2Fthe_domain.jpg)
Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
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![Air Force Thunderbirds fly over Austin in a salute to essential workers on May 13.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/201d4ea/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x534+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkut%2Ffiles%2F202005%2Fthunderbirds_0_0.jpg)
Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
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![Stasia Erickson wears a mask while playing a violin on South Congress on May 22.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5f8caf9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkut%2Ffiles%2F202005%2Fviolin.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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![Graduating high school seniors Ivan Zaplatar and Cole Kershner attend an outdoor graduation ceremony in the West Austin neighborhood of Highland Park on May 26.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/35bbbeb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbf%2Ff0%2Fb5f5cffc448686c1c0176a43c61e%2Fgraduation-celebration-gcp-052620.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Austin police point guns at protesters being forced off I-35.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/481a9d4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkut%2Ffiles%2F202008%2Fprotestoverpass.jpg)
Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
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![A man stands with his arms outstretched in front of a line of Austin police officers.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b82474c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F88%2Fd5%2F0d8817824f0788a1b60832bf8744%2Fpolice-protests-gcp-053120.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Protesters run down the ramp from I-35 after police deploy tear gas.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3aab7e5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3b%2F2e%2Fdfbe68aa4505b300ddd27583ae95%2Fi35-police-protests-mm-053120.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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June
![Protesters march from the state Capitol to Austin Police Department headquarters in solidarity with nationwide demonstrations June 4 against the police killings of black people.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cd8fd03/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fda%2F3260703c4b90a8168c6f438c485a%2Fpolice-protest-mm-060420.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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![Brenda Ramos, mother of Mike Ramos, at her home in South Austin.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ed86e4c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2F0d%2F7ac5f6474c27a1247d62fe3fe35d%2Fbrenda-ramos-gcp-060420.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![A demonstrator holds a sign that reads, "I can't breathe," at the LGBT Rally and March in Solidarity with BLM.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4b1e22b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2F06%2Fd6e393b14ebcba0c3da08e783a28%2Fcant-breathe-mm-060520.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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![Looking down on protesters marching in the middle of the street.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1613492/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff3%2F3a%2Ff0f574cd4fc0ad355de2145a73c0%2Fblm-rally-gcp-060720.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![A team of artists and volunteers paints the words "Black Artists Matter" in yellow along East 11th Street.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/879768b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb5%2F51%2F7e06e1154a2d94648f540961408d%2Fblm-mural-gcp-061820.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![From left to right, Bradley Spears as Frozone, Hayden Ortiz as Spiderman Miles Morales and Afsaneh Ortiz as Storm. The three, members of the group Black Lives Matter Cosplayers, pose at Lake Pflugerville for "In Celebration of Freedom: A Pflugerville June](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6327971/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkut%2Ffiles%2F202007%2Fpflugerville_gabriel_june_20.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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July
![Uriel Guillen speaks during a march and rally In East Austin on Sunday for his cousin, Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen, who is believed to have been killed by a fellow Fort Hood soldier.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/121795c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkut%2Ffiles%2F202007%2Fvanessa.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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![Whitney Mitchell mourns with supporters at a July 26 vigil for her fiancé Garrett Foster, who was shot and killed at a Black Lives Matters protest.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9cf1ff2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0a%2Ffc%2Fbb069ae34bc2aa2e27ee885f97e8%2Fwhitney-mitchell-mm-072620.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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August
![Pallbearers carry a casket holding the body of Lois Villaseñor inside of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0e83740/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F26%2Fd8%2F3063fec44c18b01fb3c604b3cb13%2Flois-villasenor-funeral-mm-100620.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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![A woman points a thermometer at a child's forehead.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a3ca313/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3e%2Fea%2F44bdd3a845b58c57ffbeb971d149%2Ftemperature-check-gcp-082020.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![UT professors Ayelet Haimson Lushkov and her husband, Pramit Chaudhuri, have not felt comfortable bringing their young children back to day care during the pandemic.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/20f983e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkut%2Ffiles%2F202009%2FAyelet_Haimson_Lushkov.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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September
![Volunteers with Parkspace spray-paint colorful squares on the grass.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/89011ca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff6%2Fc6%2F3533f36049ffb1fd2de586527250%2F50349402673-6cd0a77070-b.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Andrew Noble plays guitar next to a sign that reads, "Dead Music Capital Of The World," during a demonstration at City Hall.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bd908d1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2Ff3%2F5a6fd4874ab7bd2258a9885f8f09%2Fandrew-noble-jr-091620.jpg)
Julia Reihs
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![People visit the graves of relatives whose headstones were vandalized at Evergreen Cemetery in East Austin during a Celebration of Live event Sept. 27.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/26bdc28/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2F62%2F6a2016b140e0b4188b9a16e4f6d4%2Fevergreen-cemetery-jr-092720.jpg)
Julia Reihs
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October
![Artist Soledad Fernandez-Whitechurch organizes a mural depicting the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Agave Print in East Austin on Oct. 11.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a3edb10/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F12%2F6c%2Fd35c8037492a9105bd64ffa4e746%2Frbg-mural-gcp-101120.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Dozens of masked people stand in line, waiting to vote.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/78d3f76/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F11%2F93%2F083da5b54a8caa64c3f70ee36525%2Fearly-voting-gcp-101320.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Stone Wang teaches band at Walsh Middle School in Round Rock.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9593885/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F62%2F9b%2F51bc1ae14204b31dcc35f15a648d%2Fc5j1a2048.jpg)
Julia Reihs
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![A woman dressed as a catrina poses in the park with a framed photograph of a friend who died.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dbcd7f6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F12%2Fe6%2F5f88b3b44a24829afe2ee398f7d5%2Fgloria-mena-jr-102920.jpg)
Julia Reihs
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November
![Poll workers assist a driver with curbside voting.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3b8a18c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe0%2F83%2F8e5e6ec14a84b7f3d7c58d5966c4%2Fcurbside-voting-jr-110320.jpg)
Julia Reihs
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![Two women hold Biden signs and celebrate from the sun roof of their car after Biden is declared the winner of the 2020 election.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9500fc9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4932x3288+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff4%2Fe5%2F711d4ad14651b7280d01d8706527%2Fbiden-wins-jr-11072020.jpg)
Julia Reihs
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![Biden supports hold a Biden flag during demonstrations downtown Austin following the announcement of the 2020 presidential elections.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bc2d900/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3861x2574+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff6%2Fd3%2F90b01928470290a8cf4e193bcf09%2F50576495303-9cb59fae0f-o.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![A supporter of President Donald Trump wearing a Trump bracelet holds a rifle during demonstrations downtown Austin following the announcement of the presidential elections.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d86ec87/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4803x3202+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc5%2F31%2F40608f8a407fac96dbf47b92d852%2F50576493318-d369ec678a-o.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Supporters of President Donald Trump march on Congress Avenue.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/976ce67/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4691x3127+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F47%2Fcc%2F53dcb07f45e79650e595464d8ea9%2F50576493603-2c1bcb4e88-o.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Addison attends school remotely, wearing headphones and blocking out distractions.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dbe1fd2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/799x533+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2e%2Fdb%2F68723e96406e9d23a721f59ba152%2Faddison-jr.jpg)
Julia Reihs
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![Valerie Romness and Emmy Sawvel hug a tree with tags on it symbolizing homeless people who died in Austin this year.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f857cfe/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F10%2Fa9%2F914a6448466b882234f16000bd74%2Fhomeless-memorial-jr-111520.jpg)
Julia Reihs
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![Thor Harris bangs a dumpster as part of a socially distant musical performance held at dadaLab event space.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/497014b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F96%2Fe3%2Fd354379047b994c5f6abb9f662df%2Fdumpster-fire-gcp-112220.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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December
![AUSTIN, TX. Dec. 10, 2020. Shane Reilly has turned his front yard into a constantly evolving memorial to Texans that have lost their lives to COVID-19. On Thursday, there were 23,281 flags present. Michael Minasi/KUT](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a3c7992/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fca%2Fd5%2Fc8245f3a45d5823b786b057559a9%2F1m1a4588.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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Michael Minasi
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Gabriel C. Pérez
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