Tomira Johnson, at center, laughs as Siumy Coreas, at left, and Giselle Sorto, at right, help her put on make up before their first performance as the all-female Mariachi Las Chabelitas at Talento Bilingue de Houston, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Houston. Las Chabelitas, a mariachi group of 14 women between the ages of 15 to 41, debuted at Talento Bilingüe de Houston on Dec. 14. Las Chabelitas joined a heavily male-dominated mariachi scene as Houston’s second all-female mariachi band. “It starts somewhere, but the possibilities are endless,” Jose Longoria, director, said. “It’s going to motivate other girls, other females, to play mariachi and be someone they can look up to.”

Cassandra Gonzalez holds onto her daughter Victoria, 1, and son Adalid, 4, while protesting for the rights of asylum seekers near the U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry on Nov. 8, 2021, in Nogales, Mexico. Gonzalez came with her five children from Guerrero, Mexico, to escape unsafe conditions.

Samantha, 6, and Leah Lopez, 8, play in flood waters outside their grandparents home, Monday, July 8, 2024, in Houston. In 2001, the city moved the responsibility of maintaining the open ditches from city crews to homeowners, leaving the ditches in primarily minority and lower-income neighborhoods without property maintenance for years.Story Summery: Only a few weeks after a derecho wind event left thousands of Houstonians without power, Hurricane Beryl brought a direct hit to the city and left flooded homes and destroyed infrastructure. The two events exposed Houston’s lack of investment in hardening the cities utility infrastructure and the inequity in community of colors regarding flood mitigation,

MyKail Moultrie, 4, plays with a toy truck on his backyard swing on Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Detroit. Since a young age, MyKail was non-verbal which led his parents to get him tested for autism. MyKail's mother,Tiera Lavin, now runs a business called The Vend Bros, which aims to put her son on a routine after he was diagnosed with autism. MyKail and his brother Miguel, 2, are co-owners, and it helps them by counting coins, refilling machines and keeping track of stock. Lavin also wrote a book called "Affirmations From A to Z" which aims to destigmatize autism through an alphabet book.

Hope Deaver, center, chants along with fellow protestors in opposition to a small group of anti-abortion protestors during the annual WomenÕs March at the Arizona State Capitol on Saturday, October 2, 2021, in Phoenix.

Rebeca Escalante, 8, of Mexico, puts her mask over her eyes as she's administered the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at Carl Hayden Community High School in Phoenix. Escalante recently immigrated to the United States through Texas with her younger brother to live with her aunt in Arizona.

Abdulrahman Ghaleb, 16, top, holds onto Jabi Ahmed's, 15, bottom not seen, hand as he climbs on a railing to take a video of protestors during a march in support of Palestine held by New Generation for Palestine on Sunday, May 16, 2021, in Dearborn, Mich. Ghaleb, of Yemen, was wearing a ring with the colors of his homeland's flag which had experienced oppression and similar worldwide attention in support of Palestinians, he said.

Jennifer Starr Dodd, center, and a group of people wait to hear the sentencing verdict of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin at George Floyd Square on Friday, June 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and half years in prison on second and third degree murder and second degree manslaughter charges for the murder of George Floyd across the street.

Montgomery County Commissioner Charlie Riley leads a meeting of supervisors in his precinct, Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Magnolia. According to the Census, Montgomery County was in the top 10 counties for population growth over the past two years. The vastly rural county has given way to new subdivisions and people who aren’t used to living in the country, according to Riley.

James L. Henry Jr., a military veteran walks through his front yard as another storm rolls through in the Mount Houston neighborhood, days after Hurricane Beryl brought down multiple trees at his home, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. Henry saw the flag washing down the street as Beryl flooded his neighborhood. A thought about his father, also a veteran, and decided to rescue it and put atop the stump of the pine tree.

Taide Elena, at left, sheds tears as she, Astrid Elena Espinoza, 18, at center, and Andrea Elena Rodriguez, 18, at right, pray during a mass to honor her grandson and their cousin, respectively, Jos Antonio Elena Rodrguez on the 10-year anniversary of his killing on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.

Rafael Delgado, center, holds up his baby Liam Delgado Garca, 1, outside their home on the outskirts of Nogales on Monday, May 23, 2022, in Nogales, Mexico. Rafael moved to Nogales to apply for asylum after his brother Carlos was kidnaped by the cartel for four days. They now live with eight more family members, including children, crammed into a two-room apartment of bare concrete block and tin roof, on the outskirts of the border city. They don't have running water, so they buy daily from a water pipe.

Stephanie Diaz gestures during a press conference for her husband Jose Armando Lainez Argueta at FIEL, Friday, March 14, 2025, in Houston. Argueta is currently being held in Montgomery Processing Center awaiting his immigration appeal.(Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing)

Emajay Driver, best friend of Daunte Wright, holds a firework in place during a Fourth of July celebration in his late friend's honor on Sunday, July 4, 2021, in Brooklyn Center. Wright was killed by former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter during a traffic stop in April a few yards away from where Driver lit the firework in honor of his friend. Wright's family, friends, neighbors and people who traveled from out of state came together to celebrate Wright's life on his favorite holiday.

Van Thawng harvests kale leaves hours before sunrise in preparation for the Urban Harvest Farmers Market at his farm Green Life Forever Microfarm, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Richmond. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing)