General 5 — Justin Doud

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined Gov. Greg Abbott to sign Make Texas Healthy Again legislation at the Texas Capitol Aug. 27. The signing was the day before Kennedy and the White House fired the director of the CDC along with other high ranking officials at the disease agency.
State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, kicked off his bid for the U.S. Senate at a rally in Round Rock, Texas, hours after announcing his candidacy Sep. 9. Joined by legislators and supporters, the event drew more than 1,000 people with 12 hours' notice.
John “Speedy” Riddle cuts the hair of patrons during an interview at a Shaving Grace barbershop in southeast Houston July 9, including fellow New Orleans native Germaine Moore and Houston Public Media reporter Dominic Anthony Walsh. Riddle and Moore discussed their experience in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina on the eve of the storm’s 20th anniversary, lamenting on the city’s legacy and how they work to share that culture with their new home, Houston.
Texas women's basketball head coach Vic Schaefer cuts off a piece of the net during Texas' senior day recognition March 2, 2025.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in Houston for the only Texas stop of her ‘107 Days’ book tour Oct. 4. Harris recounted much of her campaign experience in the hour long discussion and spoke heavily about the threat to democracy she says is posed by President Donald Trump and his administration.
A man hikes atop Black Elk Peak overlooking Custer State Park in western South Dakota.
Austin drag queen Brigitte Bandit performs during the Fight the Trump Takeover rally at the Texas Capitol Aug. 16. The rally was part of a nationwide day of action, with protests planned in at least 20 states.
Protesters urged university leadership not to sign the Trump administration's "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education" outside of President Jim Davis' investiture ceremony Oct. 22.
Protesters walk down South Congress during the Austin No Kings protest Oct. 18. Estimates say between 20,000 and 30,000 protesters took to Austin streets among millions nationwide.
Houston held its 47th Official LGBT+ Pride Celebration June 28, welcoming local leaders and activists from across the region.
World-renowned ethologist and conservation advocate Jane Goodall visited Austin Sept. 16 on one of her annual lecture circuits, recounting her early years studying chimpanzees in the wild and partaking in an interview before a crowd of roughly 2,000. The lecture was one of Goodall's final public appearances before her death Oct. 1.
Actor Michele Morrone talks to a member of the SXSW Media Team on the red carpet of "Another Simple Favor" at the Paramount Theatre March 7, 2025.