Earlier this semester, Austinites celebrated the life, and mourned the removal, of Flo- a tree that once dangled over Barton Springs Pool. The Daily Texan spoke with community members to learn more. Produced by Lucia Llano.

Students at the University of Texas at Austin sift through mounds of clothing items previously left in trash bags. The Campus Environmental Center encourages others to reuse and thrift new clothes at their Trash2Treasure event. Produced by Angelica Ruzanova.

It started at a tailgate; two friends, buzzed under the Texan heat dome, and a conversation about starting a business together. It would take almost a decade for the aromas of their Napoletano flan and pork-fat tortillas to imbue local markets with the familiar-to-many scent of home cooked food, their business realized.

French chanson plays inside a Presbyterian church as the guests take their time to fill up one of the rooms. They are here to see Austin City Theatre’s production of “No Exit” by Jean-Paul Sartre, an existential play first performed in 1944 Paris and originally translated by Paul Bowles.

During fashion week, the backstage crew is like a hive mind. From makeup stands to model dressers, seating charts to Run of Show boards, all hands are on deck.