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• A year ago, these Uvalde kids left school early. They’re haunted by what happened next.

  by Uriel J. García and Evan L’Roy May 22, 2023

  The three Treviño children have suffered from panic attacks and nightmares since a mass shooting a year ago this week left 19 of their schoolmates and two teachers dead. Their parents are striving to help their kids feel normal again. Full Story 

• Photos: In the wake of tragedy, Uvalde residents look to murals for healing

  by Evan L’Roy Nov. 3, 2022

  Murals of the victims give the community a positive outlet to process their grief and celebrate their loved ones’ lives. Full Story 

• They saved to buy their own mobile homes. Then the land beneath them was sold to an investor.

  by Lucy Tompkins, The Texas Tribune and The New York Times, and Evan L’Roy, The Texas Tribune Sept. 27, 2022

  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 

• Photos from Uvalde: How a grief-stricken community prepared to send its children back to school

  by Evan L’Roy Sept. 6, 2022

  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 

• The eviction crisis in photos: How three Texans faced losing their homes during a pandemic

  by Evan L’Roy Updated: June 28, 2021

  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