
2021 in photos: Texans navigated COVID-19, weathered power outages and witnessed an increase in border crossings
by Texas Tribune Photo Team
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For Texans, 2021 will be remembered for the ongoing pandemic that continued to kill thousands and the brutal February winter storm that paralyzed the state and killed hundreds. Many will also look back at laws passed by the Texas Legislature that thrust the state, again and again, into national debates about voting rights and abortion access.
Through it all, Texas Tribune photographers captured the moments, both sweeping and intimate, that tell the story of our time.
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