Panelists at The Texas Tribune Festival shared their opinions on what the state should do after voters approved a historic investment in water infrastructure.
The 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The 2025 Texas Tribune Festival, held Nov. 13-15 in downtown Austin, welcomed over 4,000 attendees and showcased more than 100 one-on-one interviews, panel discussions and dynamic conversations on the issues facing Texas and the nation.
Save the Date! The 2026 Texas Tribune Festival will be Sept. 24-26 in downtown Austin.
Former Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan says he’s “not a MAGA Republican” and couldn’t carry Trump’s agenda
At a Texas Tribune Festival event on Thursday, the Beaumont Republican said his opposition to Trump and his agenda informed his decision to give up the speaker’s gavel last year.
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton: GOP will become “Reaganite party” again post-Trump
The indicted former national security adviser, who served under the president, spoke during The Texas Tribune Festival.
Watch: Tim Walz speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The Democratic Minnesota governor and 2024 vice presidential nominee sits down with Jennifer Palmieri, contributing editor at Vanity Fair and co-host of Showtime’s The Circus at 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
Texas House Democrats say they are keeping their options open for speaker in 2027
Speaking at the Texas Tribune Festival, Democratic Rep. Donna Howard acknowledged that Republicans have unified around Speaker Dustin Burrows to the point that he “may not need us” to retain the gavel.
Watch: Bishop Michael Curry speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The former presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church sits down with Ruth Graham of The New York Times at 12:45 p.m. Thursday.
Sanjay Gupta to close this year’s Texas Tribune Festival
In conversation with CBS News Medical Contributor Céline Gounder, CNN’s chief medical correspondent will discuss the state of public health and more
Wes Moore to open this year’s Texas Tribune Festival
In conversation with Chuck Todd, the Maryland governor will discuss the state of his state, our country and the Democratic Party.
The stage is set: Our full 2025 Texas Tribune Festival lineup is here
Tim Walz, Carol Alvarado, Vicente Fox, Ruth Simmons, Bill Kristol and Christine Brennan join our biggest TribFest yet, for can’t miss conversations about Texas, our nation and the world
Deb Haaland, Joan Huffman and Jake Tapper join this year’s TribFest lineup
The history-making former interior secretary, Houston’s longtime state senator and CNN’s lead DC anchor join us in Austin this November



