Slideshows
Eye on Texas: Bhutanese Refugees
This photo is of Hindu priest Dilli Ram Pokhrel preparing for an infant’s naming ceremony. Pokhrel is a Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugee who arrived in Austi...Read More
State of Texas: The Future’s So Bright You Gotta Wear Shades
In the last decade or so, renewable power has become increasingly competitive with fossil fuels — and is even cheaper than coal and natural gas in many parts ...Read More
Eye on Texas: Flex Time
Combining her own experience and the access she has as a photographer, Laura Buckman embarks on her dream assignment, depicting what it's like for inmates to pr...Read More
Eye on Texas: Light/Rain
Photographer Jay Lee captured this image of the evening rain that came in a torrent May 26....Read More
Eye on Texas: Hot Fun in the Summertime
As part of her series "Bitche$ on a Budget," Austin-based photographer Sarah Lim shows that one cheap way to beat the Texas heat is crashing apartment-complex p...Read More
State of Texas: Who We Kill
According to data collected by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, an unsurprising trend has emerged among death row inmates, the majority of whom are bla...Read More
Eye on Texas: Cowboys & Cul-De-Sacs
In what began as an assignment for the San Antonio Express-News, “Cowboys & Cul-de-Sacs” tells the story of Helotes, a small town just outside of San...Read More
Eye on Texas: UT-Austin’s Petawatt Laser
Three stories beneath the University of Texas, the Texas Petawatt Laser produces the most powerful laser pulse anywhere in the world.
Once the most powerful laser in the world, the Texas Petawatt Laser lies beneath the University of Texas, and continues to awe scientists around the world....Read More
State of Texas: How Truancy Is Turning Kids into Criminals
The truancy system in Texas proves that sometimes the best intentions have the worst consequences. A law designed to keep kids in school is now responsible for ...Read More
State of Texas: Taking Stock of Prison Reform
While criminal justice reform efforts in Texas have gotten lots of positive press, incarceration trends are complex. ...Read More