UTA Police officers hold down male staff member Abraham Salinas during an altercation April 25 outside Ransom Hall. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. as cop cars surrounded the individual.

Exodus Prime, left, strangles Dimitri Alexandrov during the Celebrate Diversity in Sports with Live Wrestling on April 26 at the Maverick Activities Center. The event hosted three matches between wrestlers.

Church goers embrace during New Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church’s 100th anniversary service on Sunday, Oct. 12 in Dallas.

A worker directs Big Tex’s arm while the statue is being removed after the State Fair of Texas on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, at Fair Park in Dallas. The arm was removed to fit the statue through the street.

Mansfield Lake Ridge Kameron Jackson (9) carries the trophy after defeating Euless Trinity in the Class 6A Division I bi-district football playoff game at Vernon Newsom Stadium on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Mansfield.

A Texas Rangers team member sprays beer during the World Series Victory Parade on Nov. 3 in the Entertainment District. Throughout the series, Texas committed 57 errors, the third-fewest in MLB history as a team.

Trophy Club Byron Nelson’s Ashlyn Seay (12) and Kherynton Chinnis (8) go to block the ball during the UIL Class 6A Division I volleyball playoffs against Mansfield Lake Ridge on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Haltom City, Texas.

Protesters walk through campus during a walk-out April 24. Attendees brought handmade posters.

Fort Worth resident Peyton Mayeux, 22, left, and Big Spring resident Chloe Bustamante, 22, sing during the Tay-Gate Party on April 1 at Texas Live. Bustamante said she was so excited to see Swift that “she could die.”

Freshman Harmonee Ruetes celebrates a free throw during a game against the University of Arizona on Oct. 27 at College Park Center. The Lady Movin’ Mavs also competed against the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Dallas Lady Mavericks.

Performers Vruddhi Lodha, 11, (left) and Saikruti Gupta, 11, put on fake mustaches during a Diwali celebration at Kaleidoscope Park on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in Frisco. The pair performed as Ravana soldiers.

Alumnus Dan Hawkins has been a nude model for almost 40 years, appearing in schools and museums across the Metroplex. He has also posed for paintings, sculptures and photography.

Head coach Brian Hulett (right) hugs his daughter Sunbri Hullett after defeating Frisco Panther Creek in the 4A Division I area-round playoff football game Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, at North Richland Hills.

Theo Bray is in his twelfth week of recovery from a near-fatal car accident that left him with multiple fractures in his vertebrae, hip and pelvis. Bray helps support his family of eight as much as he can throughout recovery.

Kiana Lee, Miss Gay Texas State at Large 2024 and emcee, looks to drag queen Dulce Strutts performing at the All-Star Drag Show on June 14 at 1851 Club. Strutts calls the 1851 Club her home.

Senior Nika Novikova, center, comforts senior Ioana Dumitrescu after a game against Grand Canyon University on April 18 at Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex in Dallas. Dumitrescu was ousted in straight sets 6-1 and 6-2.

Nursing junior Effua Jordan reacts to winning homecoming queen during the men’s basketball homecoming game on Nov. 9 at College Park Center. Jordan is a part of various organizations as well as being Student Government’s Chief of Staff.

Fans celebrate Turkey’s win against China at the Women’s Volleyball Nations League on July 16 at College Park Center. Turkey secured their first VNL gold.

Allen’s Carter Harris (4) makes a successful catch during the Class 6A Division I bi-district high school football game against Lewisville at Eagle Stadium on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Allen.

Assistant professor Sahar D. Sattarzadeh gets choked up talking about Les Riding In in the Central Library 6th Floor Parlor Room on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, at UT-Arlington. Sattarzadeh said even though it is a huge time of great loss and grief, they are all gaining so much of him through others' stories and memories.

UTA volleyball players spray water on head coach J.T. Wenger after winning the Western Athletic Conference championship against Grand Canyon University on Nov. 23 at College Park Center. Wenger became head coach in 2017.

Highland Park players chant the school song after defeating Midlothian at Highlander Stadium on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Dallas.

Drag queen Kennedy Davenport dances during the 2023 Frank Kent Cadillac Arlington Pride Celebration on June 10 at Levitt Pavilion. Davenport competed in season seven of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” placing fourth.

Former Plano mayor Harry LaRosiliere served as Plano’s mayor from 2013 to 2021 before hitting the city’s term limit. LaRosiliere remembers awarding the city’s first key to the city, honoring several former Plano mayors.

Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg (32) celebrates a point with guard Ryan Nembhard (9) during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Dallas.