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Eye on Texas

Eye on Texas: Gentrification in East Austin

by Julia Robinson | Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 14:51 CST

Eye on Texas: Cowboys & Cul-De-Sacs

Tue, May 19, 2015 |

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

UT Austin Petawatt Laser

by Robert Shults

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.

Mon, Apr 27, 2015 |

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

Marfa

by Allison Smith

Eye on Texas: Marfa

Tue, Apr 7, 2015 |

For 10 years now, photographer Allison V. Smith has taken two or three treks a year to far West Texas with a big bag of film....Read More

Brandon Thibodeaux

by Brandon Thibodeaux

Eye on Texas: Coonhounds in Central Texas

Tue, Mar 3, 2015 |

Farmers who once hunted raccoons for the supplemental income their pelts brought were among their few natural predators, and they're hunted now mainly for sport...Read More

by Michael O'Brien

Eye On Texas: Michael O’Brien Collects the Faces of Texas

Tue, Oct 28, 2014 |

Michael O'Brien's photography in "The Face of Texas" celebrates the spirit and individuality of the state with a human mosaic....Read More

A patient waits for the abortion pill to be administered at Whole Woman’s Health in San Antonio. HB 2, currently being challenged in court, imposes restrictions that will effectively reduce the number of abortion clinics in the state from almost 60 to fewer than 10.

by Jennifer Whitney

Eye On Texas: Jennifer Whitney Captures the Decline of Women’s Health Care

Tue, Sep 30, 2014 |

Jennifer Whitney documents the effects of cuts to women’s health-care and family-planning funding and access with a focus on the Rio Grande Valley....Read More

by Spike Johnson

Eye On Texas: Spike Johnson Photographs Houston’s Homeless Veterans

Tue, Aug 26, 2014 |

Photographer Spike Johnson chronicles the lives of Houston's homeless veterans in his series, "Friends in Low Places." ...Read More

Earlene Moore

by Julia Robinson

Eye On Texas: Bra-Fitter Earlene Moore Has Supported Texas Women Since 1939

Thu, Jul 17, 2014 |

Photographer Julia Robinson documents local people and their lives in "Our Town."...Read More

by Sandy Carson

Eye On Texas: Sandy Carson Explores the Relationship Between Musicians and Fans in ‘We Were There’

Tue, Jun 3, 2014 |

This project explores the symbiotic relationship between rock-concert fans, bands and photographers at music festivals. ...Read More

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