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The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival

The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival, which will be held Sept. 5-7 in downtown Austin, is a celebration of big, bold ideas about politics and public policy, featuring conversations with the leaders and influencers making the news. It’s for big thinkers who are personally interested in (or professionally connected to) politics, public policy or current events — anyone who cares about the influences shaping the future of Texas.

Open Congress at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, TX on Sept. 7, 2024.

Revisit the highlights and top interviews from the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival

By Texas Tribune StaffSept. 8, 2024

Politicians broke news and took tough questions during the three-day festival.

The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says inflation will be the deciding factor in the 2024 election

By Staff, Texas Tribune Events StaffSept. 4, 2024Sept. 7, 2024

The Republican governor of Virginia spent 25 years in the private equity industry before successfully running for office in 2021.

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, speaks about his U.S. Senate race against incumbent Ted Cruz with Tim Miller, writer at The Bulwark, at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Sept. 7, 2024.

The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival

Colin Allred responds to comparisons with Beto O’Rourke’s campaign, defends his strategy

By Matthew ChoiSept. 7, 2024

Allred has run a more traditional campaign in his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, focusing on targeted ads and moderate policy.

Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, speaks about border issues with Laura Barrón-López, correspondent for PBS News Hour, at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, TX on Sept. 6, 2024.

The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival

Mayorkas: Texas’ immigration policies have wreaked havoc and disorder

By Uriel J. GarcíaSept. 6, 2024

The U.S. Homeland Security Secretary specifically called out the state’s policy of busing migrants to cities in other parts of the country.

State Reps. Tom Oliverson, R-Cypress, and Shelby Slawson, R-Stephenville, discuss the running for House speaker on a panel moderated by politics reporter Zach Despart at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Sept. 6, 2024.

2024 Texas Elections

“It’s time for big change”: Texas Republicans seeking to oust Speaker Dade Phelan present united front

By Renzo DowneySept. 6, 2024

Reps. Tom Oliverson and Shelby Slawson, both members of House Republican leadership, became the first two candidates to challenge Phelan’s speakership.

Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, (R-Wyoming) speaks with Mark Leibovich, staff writer at The Atlantic, during a one-on-one conversation about democracy at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Sept. 6, 2024.

The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival

Liz Cheney says Dick Cheney will vote for Kamala Harris, and she will support Democrat Colin Allred in Texas Senate race

By Nic Garcia and Jakob MaurerSept. 6, 2024

Liz Cheney endorsed Allred at The Texas Tribune Festival Friday.

Gretchen Whitmer, Democratic governor of Michigan, is interviewed by moderator Evan Smith during a one-on-one conversation at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Sept. 5, 2024.

The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival

Gretchen Whitmer condemns political violence against Trump and herself

By Matthew ChoiSept. 5, 2024Sept. 5, 2024

Speaking at The Texas Tribune Festival, the Michigan governor discussed her new book and the challenges she has faced.

Tony Gonzales is interviewed by moderator Jake Sherman during a one-on-one conversation at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Sept. 5, 2024.

The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales predicts GOP will lose control of the House

By Jasper SchererSept. 5, 2024

Gonzales, who represents a Texas border district, tells a Tribune Festival audience that his own party will be to blame for defeats in the November election.