Men pray on the morning of Eid al-Fitr, a celebration marking the end of the month of Ramadan, on May 2, at the Pakistan Center in Houston.

Freddye Thelma Dizer holds the hands of her daughters, a granddaughter and a great granddaughter in Missouri City.

Wayne Moorehead, a quadruple amputee, talks to his doctor, Memorial Hermann orthopedic surgeon David Doherty, during an office visit, May 3. In 2018, Moorehead, got sick and developed sepsis. Amputations saved his life.

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Pop and R&B singer Josh Levi at Shipley Do-Nuts in Houston.

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Andre Jackson reacts after the jury found him guilty of the fatal stabbing of 11-year-old Josue Flores at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse on May 3.

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Artist Reginald C. Adams poses for a portrait in a labyrinth he created at Discovery Green in Houston.

Washington Post journalists and authors Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa wrote a new book, "His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.” The book was released May 17.

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A woman named Paulina protests for abortion rights on May 3, near City Hall in Houston. A leaked opinion draft showed the Supreme Court may undo legal protections for abortion set by Roe v. Wade. “You’ve gotta use your voice to get what you want,” she said.

Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker (12) celebrates his 2,000th win as a manager after the Astros' 4-0 win over the Seattle Mariners at Minute Maid Park on May 3.

Houston Astros Jose Altuve (27) reacts after fouling the ball off of his groin as he faced Seattle Mariners pitcher Wyatt Mills during the fourth inning at Minute Maid Park on May 4.

Aiden Ayres, 4, wears his police outfit as he prepares to cheer on a family member who graduated with the Houston Police Dept. Cadet Class #253 on May 4. Fifty-five cadets from all over the world graduated into the ranks of the Houston Police Department.

Maria Flores is comforted by family and friends after Andre Jackson was sentenced to life in prison for the fatal stabbing of her son Josue Flores at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse on May 4. Josue was 11 years old when he was killed on May 17, 2016.

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Chiante Deal poses for a portrait May 5 in Houston. Deal, a school counselor at The Woodlands College Park High School, is the winner of the Houston Chronicle’s Mother’s Day Photo Contest.

Paulina Rubio, left, and Alejandra Guzmán perform May 5 at the Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land.

Houston Police and fire officials investigate a small plane crash near Dobie Ninth Grade Center at 8600 Heathglen Lane on May 6.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee becomes emotional as she is given thank you gifts from Booker T. Washington students after announcing a $1 million grant coming to the school in conjunction with The Vision: Community Statue Project on May 6.

Sarah Morris hugs her son, Jack in their home on May 7, in Humble. Morris was 10 weeks pregnant when she found out she had cervical cancer, putting her at risk of hemorrhaging and other life-threatening complications. She and her husband are having to think through scenarios where they'd need to drive or fly out of state if any danger arises as a result of her pregnancy.

Six-year-old Christopher Campos waits for a customer in his lemonade stand, May 8, at the Williams Tower Waterwall. Christopher said he knew he wanted to sell both cherry lemonade and blue lemonade, and realized he could use the characters Sonic and Knuckles as the mascots for his “superhero fuel.” The Campos family used the occasion of “Lemonade Day,” an entrepreneurial focused program for kids, to open Christopher’s first lemonade stand.

Houston Astros shortstop Aledmys Diaz (16) celebrates with first baseman Niko Goodrum (11) and second baseman Jose Altuve (27) after hitting a grand slam during the third inning of a game on May 8 at Minute Maid Park.

Mariah Trombley, 29, daughter of Wanda Trombley, whose death remains unsolved though authorities believe Steven Hobbs to be the likely culprit, reads a letter outside of the courtroom on May 9, at Harris County Criminal Court. Mariah was not allowed to read a victim impact statement inside the courtroom as Steven Hobbs, who pleaded guilty to two murder charges, heard victim impact statements on Monday. Hobbs was the county's longest held inmate, having been arrested in 2011.

Houston Texans head coach Lovie Smith, left, gives a fist bump to team CEO Cal McNair before the start of the 19th Annual Houston Texans Charity Golf Classic on May 9. The tournament is expected to raise nearly $390,000 this year, contributing to the more than $37 million raised for the Houston Texans Foundation since its inception in 2002.

Jovita Alcocer, 73, dances in the middle of a circle during a “senior prom” hosted by Houston City Council member Robert Gallegos, at the Felix L Baldree Community Center. “I love it!” she exclaimed, talking about how important dancing is to her, along with regularly walking to keep herself healthy. The party for Houston senior citizens is traditionally held the Monday after Mother’s Day. It was back this year after a two-year pandemic hiatus.

Houston native Alaina Castillo, pictured in the Chronicle studio, opened for Coldplay on May 8 at NRG Stadium.

Lisa Falkenberg, editor of opinion for the Houston Chronicle, left, and Michael Lindenberger, deputy opinion editor, embrace as they celebrate winning a Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing. The Chronicle Editorial Board, Falkenberg, Lindenberger, Joe Holley and Luis Carrasco, wrote a series on voter suppression in Texas. Under a banner called "The Big Lie," the multi-part series examined and debunked decades-long, Republican-driven falsehoods about voter fraud.

Houston's Rodell Duff poses for a photograph on May 10. Duff is making waves in country music as a Black artist. His song "Wrecked" has surpassed 5 million Spotify streams.

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Synquise Winston, 29, mixes up a bottle of Enamel AR while holding her two-month-old son, Jaiore Carter at her home on May 11, in Katy. Her son was born in March and she's been having trouble finding formula ever since she had him, driving as far as College Station, Huntsville and Conroe to buy formula for him.

A butterfly flies by the entrance of the Houston Spaceport on May 11. Three new facilities are under construction at the Houston Spaceport including Asiom Space, Houston-based Intuitive Machines and N.C.-based Collins Aerospace.

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LaTrinidy Mike poses with her graduation cap at Meyer Park on May 12 in Spring. Mike, who was laid off in December 2020 during the pandemic, is graduating from Prairie View A&M University with a Bachelor of Business Administration.

Houston Rockets Director of Performance Willie Cruz works with children in the renovated outdoor basketball court during a ribbon cutting ceremony for renovations at Moody Community Center on May 12. The Houston Rockets and the Fertitta family along with Memorial Hermann pitched in to help spruce up the Moody Community Center.

Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy Jessica Suarez responded to the residence of Yazmin Jezabel after a bullet pierced through her ceiling and nearly hit her on May 14.

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A composite image of the phases of the lunar eclipse on May 15.

Sister Hermana Ana Woolsey dodges the outstretched arm of Sister Rebekah DeVall as they brave temperatures in the low 90s while playing a game on a playground they call “grounders,” a sort of tag where the chaser has their eyes closed with a group of missionaries from the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on their day off on May 16, in Spring. Temperatures are forecast to remain in the 90s throughout the rest of the week.

Latinos for Education 2021 fellow Monica Reyes, 40, and a mother of an undocumented student, stands on the balcony of her home on May 17. Reyes moved to Houston nearly 15 years ago from Guatemala, like millions of others who have migrated to the U.S., with hopes for a better future.

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Ann Mulder, wildlife care manager at Houston SPCA Wildlife Center of Texas, holds a rescued great white egret nestling at Houston SPCA on May 17. Seventy-one migratory birds were rescued from a Cypress property after the Texas Game Warden of Harris County discovered a tree service company had disturbed their nest.

Stu McClung, chief of staff, program planning and controls, for NASA’s Orion program, walks through a training mockup as he talks about the Orion spacecraft at NASA’s Johnson Space Center May 17. This spacecraft will launch atop the Space Launch System rocket and then travel around the moon as part of NASA’s Artemis I mission. This mission won’t have astronauts onboard, though subsequent missions will have crew as NASA seeks to land the first woman and person of color on the moon.

Aster Turcios hugs his wife Clarissa Guzman as they listen to Houston Police ask the public for information regarding the fatal shooting of their son, Axel Turcios, on May 19 at HPD headquarters. The 14-year-old died May 7 after being shot the previous night during a robbery, police said.

Keevyn Benitez cheers as a scholarship is announced for he and his classmates from Rose M. Avalos P-TECH School during an awards ceremony on May 19 at the M. O. Campbell Educational Center. Each graduating student in the school’s class of 2023 was also presented with a $1,000 scholarship, with funds provided by the East Aldine Management District.

Houston Astros relief pitcher Ryan Pressly (55) reacts after striking out Texas Rangers' Brad Miller (13) to end the game at Minute Maid Park on May 19. Astros won 5-1.

Linda Ferriulo, 62, poses for a photograph in her Houston backyard on May 20. After 25 years as a massage therapist, Ferriulo had her massage therapist license revoked when the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation sent her a letter in 2020.

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Alicia LaBarrie, left, holds her daughter, Gabrielle’s hand, as the 10-year-old receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccine from Brittanee Modiseete, LVN, during a vaccination clinic at Texas Children’s Hospital on May 20. Texas Children’s and all TCH Pediatrics practices began administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster to children aged 5 to 11, following FDA Emergency-Use Authorization.

Eisenhower High School student Ryan Niblett, left, dances with assistant principal Kesha Bolton during an unveiling and ribbon cutting ceremony for a bus shelter at the school on May 23 in Houston. METRO leaders joined Aldine ISD administrators and students to celebrate the unveiling of a new METRO bus shelter designed entirely by Eisenhower seniors.

Harris County election judge Poppy Northcutt, left, administers an oath to alternative judge Kimberley Baker before the polls open for the primary runoff election at La Quinta Inn near the Galleria in Houston on May 24.

John Barnes says goodbye to his son Luke before he leaves on a trip as a long-haul truck driver May 24 at a truck yard in Pasadena. Barnes is a former police officer who was injured in 2018 during a mass shooting at Santa Fe High School. He underwent surgeries and physical therapy for a gunshot wound to his right arm.

LaTonya Floyd, George Floyd’s sister, embraces a new statue of her brother after it is unveiled during a ceremony May 25 at Tom Bass Regional Park in Houston. The piece of art, called a “Conversation with George,” features a life-size likeness of Floyd at a table on a bench where people are encouraged to sit down and talk with the piece.

Family members of Nevaeh Bravo become emotional during a moment of prayer at the vigil held in remembrance of the 21 people, including 19 children, who were killed at the Robb Elementary School mass shooting at the Uvalde County Fairplex, on May 25 in Uvalde, Texas.

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People grieve during a prayer vigil for victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 25 at the Uvalde County Arena in Uvalde.

Eulalio “Lalo” Diaz Jr., Uvalde County justice of the peace, recalled getting the call to serve as coroner for the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.

Eduardo Trinidad talks about growing up in Uvalde, Texas, and the Robb Elementary School mass shooting where 21 people, including 19 children, were killed by an 18-year-old gunman Tuesday, while sitting in his porch on May 26.

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Jacqueline Economy with her son, Dylan, 5, during a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of the Robb Elementary mass shooting in Uvalde at the Fort Bend County Justice Center on May 26 in Richmond.

A group of girls grieves as they visit the memorial for the victims of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting at the city’s Town Square on May 26 in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen children and two adults were killed by the 18-year-old gunman.

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Attendees browse through weapons displayed on the show floor during the 2022 Annual Meetings and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center on May 27 in Houston.

Attendees browse through weapons displayed on the show floor during the 2022 Annual Meetings and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center on May 27 in Houston.

Children hold signs and photos of mass shooting victims, including a photo of Amerie Jo Garza, 10, who was fatally shot at the Uvalde. The children are part of a protest rally against the presence of an NRA convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on May 27.

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Lori Contreras, 50, who lives near Robb Elementary School, places a purple ribbon on her front porch in remembrance of the 19 children and two adults who were killed by an 18-year-old gunman, on May 27 in Uvalde.

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A protestors holds a sign that reads “protect kids not guns” in front of the NRA convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center on May 27 in Houston.

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People visit the Town Square, the site of a memorial for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, on May 27 in Uvalde.

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People visit the Town Square, the site of a memorial for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, on May 27 in Uvalde.

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Alex Mounir, a Ridge Point High School graduate, participate a protest against the NRA convention taking place at the George R. Brown Convention Center on May 28 at Discovery Green in Houston. Mounir walked over to Discovery Green from his graduation at Toyota Center to protest.

Houston Police officers tell a Proud Boys member that he must return the stick on his Proud Boys flag, to his car, as it exceeded the size allowed, as they stood across the street from the NRA Convention taking place inside the George R. Brown on Saturday, May 28 in Houston.

Jennifer Morales, 29, stand on the edge of her grandmother’s home in Uvalde with a sign that reads “UPD Cowards’” on May 29. UPD refers to the Uvalde Police Department, which is currently a department under scrutiny for their response to the school mass shooting that killed 21 people.

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Former Robb Elementary School student Olga Charles visits the Town Square in Uvalde where 21 crosses stand in rows on May 29. Each cross bears the name of someone killed by a gunman who stormed Robb Elementary School on Tuesday, May 24 and killed 19 school children and two teachers.

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Dorris Ellis Robinson, with the Freedmen's Town Preservation Coalition, performs a libations ceremony at the intersection of Andrews and Wilson streets among the bricks of Freedmen’s Town on Monday morning, May 30 in Houston. The group lined the street with candles representing not just the 21 victims of last week’s massacre in Uvalde, and the previous week’s shooting in Buffalo, but they also added candles to represent the victims of other mass shootings in Texas.

People look at tributes to the victims of the Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings following a ceremony and vigil at the intersection of Andrews and Wilson streets among the bricks of Freedmen’s Town on Monday morning, May 30, in Houston.

Cory Strouth, left, plays taps over the gravesite of Vietnam veteran Pfc. Brian Banks, as Banks’ brother, Daniel Banks salutes at the Houston National Cemetery Monday, May 30 in Houston. Hundreds of people gathered for the ceremony as it was held for the public for the first time in two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mark Moreno takes advantage of the splash pad at Melrose Park to cool off on Tuesday, May 31 in Houston. Temperatures in Houston hit the low 90s Tuesday, with highs forecast to the mid to high 90s through next week.

Photography by Houston Chronicle staff photographers

Photo editing & production by Jasmine Goldband