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Eye on Texas

by Morgan O'Hanlon

Eye on Texas: Remembering Draylen Mason

Street artist Mike Johnston created this mural on a utility box in East Austin, where the teenage bombing victim was a third-generation resident.

Mon, Jul 2, 2018 |

Draylen Mason, 17, was one of two people killed by a package bomb during a string of attacks across Austin in March. The principal bassist in the Austin Youth O...Read More

by Julia Robinson

Eye on Texas: Gentrification in East Austin

Fri, Feb 9, 2018 |

I started a community photo project called ATXSquared to document gentrification in East Austin. In this shot, R.L. waits for his ride to weekly dialysis in fro...Read More

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by Ilana Panich-Linsman

Eye on Texas: Transgender Youth in Texas

Fri, Dec 15, 2017 |

Ella, 15, lives in Austin. I photographed her as part of a larger project documenting transgender youth in Texas, whose rights were endangered during the 2017 l...Read More

by Tamir Kalifa

Eye On Texas: Hurricane Harvey

Fri, Sep 29, 2017 |

Tamir Kalifa I spent many days on assignment documenting the scenes of devastation and loss in Hurricane Harvey’s wake. The 130 mph winds had passed by the ...Read More

by Liz Moskowitz

Eye on Texas: Fantastical Taxidermy

Thu, Sep 7, 2017 |

Ahern creates fantastical mammals such as a nine-tailed red fox and a "black stag" built from parts of deer, elk and sheep....Read More

Eye on Texas: Runners Take on 170-Mile Race in Big Bend

Mon, May 15, 2017 |

I traveled to Big Bend Ranch State Park in October for the second-annual Trans-Pecos Ultra. This rugged ultramarathon spans 170 miles and 15,000 feet of elevati...Read More

by Ray Whitehouse

Eye on Texas: Liberty Hill Hosts Texas Firearms Festival

Fri, Feb 17, 2017 |

Many attendees recognized Vaughan Neville as he walked around the festival with his headdress and custom-made ax. He said shooting "spreads some freedom."...Read More

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by Jenny Sathngam

Eye on Texas: TX Open Swim

Thu, Jul 28, 2016 |

In July's Eye on Texas, Austin photographer Jenny Sathngam gives us a "peek at the faces of people at my favorite (sometimes secret) Texas swimming haunts."...Read More

June 2016 Eye on Texas by Scott Ball

Eye on Texas: Blessing of the Hands in San Antonio

Fri, Jun 24, 2016 |

Writes photojournalist Scott Ball, who shot a confetti-filled moment at a San Antonio church: "Nothing pulls me in quite the way religious rituals do."...Read More

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