Photos: In the wake of tragedy, Uvalde residents look to murals for healing
Murals of the victims give the community a positive outlet to process their grief and celebrate their loved ones’ lives. Full Story
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Evan L’Roy is a Poynter-Koch 2022-2023 fellow and a photographer at The Texas Tribune. He was a spring photography fellow in 2021 and a contract photo editor after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a radio-television-film degree. Evan has worked as a cinematographer and photographer for Austin TV station KXAN, The Daily Texan and various commercial/film productions. With a focus on enterprise stories, Evan will produce visual projects about the environment and homelessness in collaboration with Tribune reporters.
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![A compilation of Uvalde's 22 murals created in memory of the people who died from the school shooting in Uvalde. 21 grids feature painted portraits of the children and adults that died and another grid features a mural with the names of all the victims.]()
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They saved to buy their own mobile homes. Then the land beneath them was sold to an investor.
Mobile homes are a vital source of affordable housing for around 2 million Texans. But as Texas cities grow, many mobile home parks are being closed and redeveloped, pushing out longtime residents. Full Story
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![Sisters Edith, Carolina, and Maribel Velarde watch as workers from Magnolia Movers struggle to fit their fridge through the front door of their home at Congress Mobile Home Park in Austin on Aug. 29, 2022.]()
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Photos from Uvalde: How a grief-stricken community prepared to send its children back to school
Today, students in Uvalde return to classrooms for the first day of school, just 15 weeks after the deadliest school shooting in Texas history. Full Story
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![Adam Martinez and his son, Zayon, 8, examine some of the donated school supplies in preperation of the upcoming school semester in their home in Uvalde, on Aug. 12, 2022. Zayon was present at Robb at the recent school shooting, and will not be returing to in-person classes for the upcoming school year, instead choosing to use the online schooling option.]()
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The eviction crisis in photos: How three Texans faced losing their homes during a pandemic
With the final CDC eviction moratorium now set to expire at the end of July, three Texas families recount their experiences facing their own housing struggles over the past year. Full Story
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