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From KUT in Austin
This Austinite Is Still Planting Flags In His Yard For Every Texan Who’s Died From COVID-19
Michael Minasi
Shane Reilly has turned his front yard into a memorial for Texans who have lost their lives to COVID-19.
Shane Reilly is an artist whose son is immunocompromised. At the start of the pandemic, he was upset to see people not wearing masks and seeming not to take the virus seriously. So he began to plant a flag in his front yard for every person who died of COVID-19, turning it into a stark reminder of the toll the virus has taken and a memorial to those who were lost.
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Carlo and his two daughters at the El Buen Samaritano Migrant Shelter in Juárez on Sept. 30, 2020. The family crossed the border in Mexicali, Mexico, but were sent to Juárez to await the Migrant Protection Protocols court process.
It s been a year full of news, dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, social unrest and the election. KERA has been bringing you stories highlighting life in North Texas and beyond, seeing how these big, national events have affected us locally. Here is a collection of our best stories from 2020. I Had To Make A Decision : How Domestic Violence Survivors Are Navigating COVID-19