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The population of Texas, which had roughly 125,000 people when it entered the Union in 1845, surpassed 30 million in 2022. This year, Hispanics became the largest racial or ethnic group, outnumbering non-Hispanic whites for the first time.
These seismic changes unfolded in the background, during a year in which Texas Tribune photographers had the privilege of bearing witness to major news events across the state, chronicling the highs and the lows, moments of tragedy and triumph.
