A lot happened in Austin this year. Protests. Elections. A winter storm. A vaccine rollout. The return of concerts and events, like ACL Fest.
Here are KUT's favorite images that tell the story of 2021.
January
![Protestors chant and wave flags in support of President Donald Trump in front of the Texas Capitol on Jan. 6. Protests occurred nationwide in opposition to the presidential election results.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a4682b4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5844x3896+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9b%2Feb%2F5ae8ee06471b9d48e1f1a4e92b9e%2Fprotrumpprotest-gp-01062021.jpg)
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![Members of the National Guard walk through the Texas Capitol on Jan. 11, the day before opening day of the 87th Texas Legislative Session. After the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the Texas Department of Public Safety brought additional personnel to the State Capitol grounds to assist DPS with opening day security.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fd103bd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5329x3553+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc7%2F488010ef4729bf774bdc87f9526a%2Fnationalguard-gp-01112021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Hundreds of people wait in line for a COVID-19 vaccine from Austin Public Health at the Delco Activity Center on Jan. 14.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/223fbad/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5270x3514+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F65%2Fda%2Fe3e0cfc94b00a722ebb26530806a%2Fdelco-vaccine-jr-01142021.jpg)
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![Construction crews build a large apartment complex at the intersection of North Lamar Blvd and West Koenig Lane on Jan. 21.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fa74960/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4533x3022+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F0c%2F82c5fc1344b59b0c571864bc8c63%2Fconstruction-gp-01212021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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February
![Pedestrians walk along Oltorf Street, where cars have stalled during a historic winter storm.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fe71c73/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F02%2F60%2Feba523614819a66bb2a23edf8e68%2Fcarsinsnow-gp-02162021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![A person carries a bucket filled with firewood in South Austin on Feb. 16.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2c9f6b9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4663x3107+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffa%2F60%2F69b19257416283cd960dd35bc847%2Ffirewood-gp-02162021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Hundreds of people wait in line to enter the H-E-B on South Congress Avenue during Winter Storm Uri on Feb. 16.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4538216/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6629x4419+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F24%2Fc3%2Fc448dfa749029b196d8c002c1154%2Fhebsnow-gp-02162021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![People line up to have containers filled with water at St. Elmo Brewing Company in South Austin. Breweries throughout the city distributed water for free to residents who lost running water during the freeze.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/550def4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1655x1103+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F15%2Fce%2Ff74e1b72400fabf4acf5c9e4c45a%2Fwaterdistribution-mm-02202021.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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March
![Andrea Troncoso helps one of her children put on shoes at their home in North Austin. Troncoso children were two of 800 Austin ISD students waiting for special education evaluations earlier this year.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f83679c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3500x2333+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1a%2Fdd%2F1e651ba1401a9391ea47c30e9705%2Faisd-evaluations-mm-03012021.jpg)
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![Shawn Fagan walks with his dog, Jasper, and sheep, Anna, on his farm on March 10. Many of the farm's crops were irreparably damaged during Winter Storm Uri.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/42065df/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5216x3477+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2Fa1%2Fcb1ecfd240e2bcfce7b8857ef810%2Fhayscountyfarm-gp-03092021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Demonstrators gather in support of the George Floyd Act outside the State Capitol on March 25.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/65d06ec/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3500x2333+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F02%2Fc9%2Fae430d2048e5ab5cf0845576656d%2Fgeorgefloydact-mm-03252021.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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![Lena Froese administers a nasal swab test to Sarohyth Maldonado at a post-spring break COVID-19 testing event at the Austin ISD headquarters on March 26.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8a36fd8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6139x4093+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F59%2Fd5%2Fabd362e746b8b46150775feaba9a%2Fcovidtesting-gp03262021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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April
![First-grade students class prepare for a story stroll, an outdoor reading exercise, led by librarian Kulvadee Amy Rattananinad at Dawson Elementary School in Austin on April 8.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ef8d57b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5446x3631+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F8c%2Fdae6babe43faac45e5b5c2dd0182%2Fstorystroll-gp-04082021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Jenn Brown (left) helps her friend Kris Carpenter move out of her Round Rock apartment on April 8, following a notice of lease termination by the landlord due to property damages from the February winter storm.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/19103d7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5352x3568+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4b%2F95%2F585cc6c541c18a747de02a06abfa%2Fpropertydamage-gp-04082021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![People bike past a mural by artist Chris Rogers honoring George Floyd, and other Black Americans killed by police, on April 20, the day a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all the counts he faced over Floyd's death.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/29f6cee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3494x2329+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2Fd2%2F748f44ca4e399f932b9127aae0e9%2Fgeorgefloydmural-gp-04202021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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May
![The northbound I-35 to northbound US 183 flyover was imploded in North Austin on May 8. The flyover was so steep that the Texas Department of Transportation said it must be destroyed and replaced.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bdb4736/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3687x2458+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2F59%2F2bd3559842e6af9121a65c08a91a%2Fflyoverexplosion-gp-05072021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![People hang out at Zilker Park on May 13.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6bae7ae/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6298x4199+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F52%2F9b%2F30d4f8224bffb96879e57b1876fe%2Fzilkerpark-gp-05132021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Mohawk reopens with a sold out performance of Heartless Bastards on March 27.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6d5105d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F66%2F11%2F2c5193534beb8c77d3230ecc0ac6%2Fmohawk-mm-05272021.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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June
![Kevin Chen flips into Jacob’s Well, the namesake and primary feature of Jacob’s Well Natural Area, as Karissa Chesky films on June 4.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d5c5a40/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2Fca%2Fa709fb5246c6b5273bf6625d574d%2Fjacobswell-mm-06042021.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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![Austin Resource Recovery, EMS and Austin Police Department officers remove tents and other belongings from an encampment for people experiencing homelessness outside of Austin City Hall in downtown Austin on June 14.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fc79f55/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4167x2778+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2F31%2F1857b6d7494cb8d19fdc767ef6be%2Fapdcampremoval-gp-06132021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Megan Rapinoe prepares to take a corner kick as the U.S. Women's National Team plays Nigeria at Q2 stadium in Austin on June 16. It was the first game played at the new stadium.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/17903ef/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4594x3063+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2F6d%2F84419a9240839c64afbadb496e21%2Frapinoe-gp-06162021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Austin FC plays the San Jose Earthquakes on June 19 at Q2 stadium. It was the team's first home game.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/acfbbb9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3239x2159+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F05%2F1d%2Fd8eaa6b949528bd36749a8350493%2Faustinfc-mm-06192021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![A child standing up through the sunroof of a car raises his fist a parade watchers](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/54e14e5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3309x2206+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F08%2F1f%2Fe1fdb2564414812fad778eed8e1f%2Fjuneteenth-gp-06192021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![A cat rests in downtown Taylor on June 24.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6015ec3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5638x3759+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F34%2Fdd%2F5998a4974d3d99e33b127206ae75%2Ftaylorcat-gp-06232021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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July
![People watch a fireworks display put on by H-E-B and the Austin Symphony from Lady Bird Lake.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bdb2ca3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5208x3472+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2F34%2F109c59d94ecfa6803e83dd206fe1%2Ffireworks-gp-07042021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Texas Democratic lawmakers join multiple organizations outside the Texas State Capitol on July 8 to criticize proposed changes to election laws during a special legislative session.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8b3e05d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5446x3631+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F37%2Fc9367fdc4748b2a064080a7ee39f%2Fvoterally-gp-08082021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Team U.S.A. Diving member Jordan Windle trains at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on July 12.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ec5bd7d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2F0f%2Ff8cb456540c4a815b97ec2c5174a%2Fteamusa-mm-07122021.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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![Crowds gather at Capital Plaza to watch approximately 10,000 migrating purple martin birds roost in trees on July 17.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4e1ef1e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5271x3514+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa3%2F75%2F4b383dd64db3aea80b006db141c3%2Fpurplemartins07172021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Eduardo Abraham receives a COVID-19 vaccine from Hilary Hight during a pop-up vaccine clinic at Cristo Rey Church in East Austin on July 24.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f542be2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F16%2F7b%2F5564db0745debdb5e8a4ad5a6f94%2Fvaccineclinic-mm-07242021.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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![Participants of the Georgetown-to-Austin March for Democracy leave Good Hope Baptist Church to embark on a 9-mile march to the North Austin Muslim Community Center on July 29.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8154cce/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fef%2F54%2F033afd25484da5d24d50fa5f9524%2Fmarch-mm-07292021.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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August
![Members of the Texas House of Representatives converse with one another and wait as the House remains "at ease" during the second special legislative session of the year on Aug. 9.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/116f485/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6373x4249+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F70%2F27%2F6d6f3dce449b80440d104adbe3e6%2Fspecialsession-gp-08092021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Parents and families of the Eanes Independent School District gather near Westlake High School on Aug. 17 for a demonstration opposing face mask mandates in schools.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b5c0a7d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5473x3649+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff5%2F91%2F5eddb3444f9fa045bee9b311511f%2Funmaskthechildren-gp-08172021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Pre-K student Aria Dang-Tran holds out her hands for hand sanitizer after finishing lunch at Summitt Elementary School in Austin on Aug. 26.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2c3d88a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F79%2F76%2Fdf1f1e504b48b853317691368432%2Fhandsanitize-mm-08262021.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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September
![Soraya Santos participates in a “Bans Off Our Bodies” performance protest in front of the Texas Capitol on Sept. 1 in response to Senate Bill 8, which would ban abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/966e8a1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2e%2Ff0%2Fca5c29db4da3894f48760f36d6a9%2Fbansoffourbodies-mm-09012021.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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![The Emergency Services Pipes and Drums Association, a Central Texas band made up of firefighters, police and paramedics, performs at the Texas Capitol Rotunda in honor of the 20th anniversary of 9/11.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4e58e00/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7e%2Ff7%2F61c5c86946e5ab1f1642f4c45ee0%2Fespad-gp-09112021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Members of Mermaid Society SMTX sit on a float during the San Marcos Mermaid Parade on Sep. 25.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ba5dcfe/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F85%2F41%2Ff32c3e0442ae9a607d13676e576d%2Fmermaids-gp-09242021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Only a few people remain after crews spent the morning clearing a homeless encampment under the I-35 overpass near Austin Police Department headquarters on Sept 29.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dc8eafd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F70%2F03%2F057b9d324861a5b7b3591eadd510%2Fencampment-mm-09292021.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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October
![People raise signs at the Women's March ATX, a rally in response to legislation banning abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy, at the Texas Capitol on Oct. 2.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a1bf0f0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2F48%2F3d09f0dd47519883bad82caed151%2Fabortionbanprotest-pl-10012021.jpg)
Patricia Lim
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![Some people wear masks as they watch Megan Thee Stallion perform at Austin City Limits Music Festival on Oct. 1.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0d4f824/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5183x3455+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2F7e%2Fda274fdd4b3099e1d372a3ccff33%2Facl-gp-10012021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![Pigeons fly over a power plant in Midlothian owned by Vistra Corp. Texas power plants like this on are preparing for the cold weather to avoid another blackout.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/402c506/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5431x3621+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fda%2Ffd%2Fe1da746b4172b5fc07cf5ef939dd%2Fpowerplant-gp-10152021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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![People wait for a ride called Crazy Dance to start at the first official Williamson County Fair and Rodeo in Taylor on Oct. 21, 2021.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/68d689b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4981x3321+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2Fa8%2F0612caf4472db2df54c378001c32%2Fwilcorodeo-jc-10212021.jpg)
James Christenson
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November
![Daniel and Annette Cantu pose for a portrait before entering San Jose Cemetery in Montopolis to celebrate Día de los Muertos](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2356b83/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F08%2Fa8%2F8b37ab014df0aca900a0fdb922ad%2F51651082453-f77934554f-b.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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![Singer Taméca Jones gets ready in the greenroom at 3TEN.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8d8c5d8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3346x2231+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2F33%2Fe08306464603b867b2a8b6572305%2Ftamecajones-pl11032021.jpg)
Patricia Lim
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![Attendees of Waterloo Greenway's Creek Show run in front of the "si-glo" art installation designed by dwg., a local architecture firm, on Nov. 11. The piece was one of five glowing light installations designed for the Creek Show this year.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/10ba84b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd6%2Ff2%2F68984bf24f9fb32ee6520a30a7f1%2Fcreekshow-mm-11112021.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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![Lyric Barber, 5, reaches out to her mother Stephanie Dodoo after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine during a pediatric vaccine clinic at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center on Nov. 13.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c98bc54/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5d%2Ff1%2Fef9c1f984303bdfba4efde5852db%2Fchildvaccine-mm-11132021.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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![Elena Gutierez, a 10th grader at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, plays her baritone horn after a send-off performance ahead of a trip to New York for the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c1d6fd9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdf%2F35%2Fec143d514174983b1dccbdac2c8f%2Fband-pl-11192021.jpg)
Patricia Lim
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![At sunset, birds sit on electrical lines at the intersection of West Slaughter Lane and South Congress Avenue on Nov. 22.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c7a8558/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6459x4306+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa0%2F3d%2F9ab63ba4413ca81889aeca9aa544%2Fslaughterlanebirds-jc-11222021.jpg)
James Christenson
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KUT
December
![Attendees watch the KUT and KUTX Holiday Sing-Along and downtown tree lighting at the south steps of the Capitol on Dec. 4.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2bdfb81/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6463x4309+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2F2c%2F32a72765436385cbef4710cb7985%2Fsingalong-gp-12042021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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KUT
![People look at Joel Pace's home in Austin's Circle C neighborhood on Dec. 13. Each year, Pace creates an elaborate Harry Potter-themed display in his yard for the holidays.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0959d2c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5633x3755+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F88%2Fe9%2F009a7f784d4b83e62a83b9403bf4%2Fhphouse-gp-12132021.jpg)
Gabriel C. Pérez
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KUT
![The LBJ Early College High School football team passes through a crowd of supporters before boarding buses for the state championship on Dec. 16.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a79075a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1667+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2F7c%2F562ba1bc405c9faef88588fb38c3%2Flbjsendoff-mm-12162021.jpg)
Michael Minasi
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KUT