A teenager is surrounded by protesters as they attempt to wash out pepper spray from his eyes after officers shot pepper balls at protesters demanding justice for a man who was shot and injured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement under I-128 in Austin on Sept. 20, 2026. The man, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, of Venezuela, had a valid work permit and entered the U.S. legally. Perez's attorney said he was doing a DoorDash delivery.
A James Talarico supporter watches election results at The Long Center for the Performing Arts on Nov. 3, 2026, in Austin.
People cheer as President Donald Trump campaigns for republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton and congressional candidate Carlos De La Cruz host a midterm republican rally at the Freeman Coliseum Oct. 7, 2026, in San Antonio.
Pedestrians commute home from the United States Capitol on Oct. 17, 2025, in the District of Columbia.
Members of the community look at the memorial for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican citizen who was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, in Magnolia Park, Houston, July 8, 2026.
Protestors march from Hidalgo Park to the memorial site for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a man killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to find justice for his death in Houston, Friday, July 24, 2026.
State Rep. Vikki Goodwin, D-Austin, and Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, campaigns at an event discussing banned books at the Barton Creek Mall’s AMC in the final weeks before the election Oct. 5, 2026, in Austin.
Attendees gather as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, campaigns ahead of his election in Nov. as part of his Protecting the Texas Promise Tour at White Oak Music Hall in Houston, Wednesday, August. 5, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, talks to the media ahead of his election in Nov. as part of his Protecting the Texas Promise Tour at White Oak Music Hall in Houston, Wednesday, August. 5, 2026.
Protestors stand outside the Texas State Capitol after Immigration and Customs Enforcement shot and injured a man the previous day in Austin, Sept. 21, 2026.
Democratic nominee for Texas senator James Talarico hosts a rally at CFPO Field Oct. 15, 2026 in San Marcos. Cinema grade cameras along with cranes and studio lights were set up during the rally to use the footage for a television advertisement two weeks out from election night.
Democratic nominee for Texas senator James Talarico hosts a rally at CFPO Field Oct. 15, 2026 in San Marcos. Cinema grade cameras along with cranes and studio lights were set up during the rally to use the footage for a television advertisement two weeks out from election night.
Protestors stand outside the Texas State Capitol after Immigration and Customs Enforcement shot and injured a man the previous day in Austin, Sept. 21, 2026.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to students as Texas Tech’s chapter of Turning Point USA hosts an event at Cook’s Garage after political commentator Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Oct. 7, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas.
Protestors gather on the bridge near Ervan Chew Park to protest the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s recent actions in Houston, Sunday, July 19, 2026.
An attendee holds his chips and hat to his chest as attendees perform the Pledge of Allegiance at the midterm republican rally hosted by President Donald Trump at the Freeman Coliseum Oct. 7, 2026, in San Antonio.
President Donald Trump campaigns for republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton and congressional candidate Carlos De La Cruz host a midterm republican rally at the Freeman Coliseum Oct. 7, 2026, in San Antonio.
Democratic nominee for Texas governor Gina Hinojosa covers her eyes from the sun as she speaks to the press during a “proposed debate” outside of the governor’s mansion Oct. 15, 2026, in Austin. Incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott did not show up to this debate.
United States Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announces the Presidential Fitness School Innovation Challenge and the launch of fitness.gov as methods to reduce obesity rates in the U.S., at Westlake High School on Oct. 1, 2026 in Austin.
A double exposure of Republican senate candidate Ken Paxton campaigning during a midterm republican rally at the Freeman Coliseum Oct. 7, 2026, in San Antonio.
Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa, in her first press conference since winning the election, announces her transition team at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin on Nov. 5, 2026.
United States Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. does pull-ups in front of students after announcing the Presidential Fitness School Innovation Challenge and the launch of fitness.gov as methods to reduce obesity rates in the U.S., at Westlake High School on Oct. 1, 2026 in Austin.
Supporters react to James Talarico being declared the next Texas Senator after defeating Republican nominee Ken Paxton at The Long Center for the Performing Arts on Nov. 3, 2026, in Austin.
Democratic Texas candidate for governor Gina Hinojosa campaigns with ranchers in Crockett on Sept. 30, 2026.