A T-Rex, Trivia, and Twilight, in This Week’s Recommended Events

Take those long arms and find a weekday happening

"...Anyone who missed early September’s TribFest or just didn’t get enough civic engagement that weekend..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Stacey Abrams TribFest Panel Gives Texans a Therapy Session on Voter Suppression

Voting is medicine, Abrams says

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

A Guide to This Year’s Texas Tribune Festival

The free, the grave, and the delightful at the annual, Texas-centric meeting of minds

"...Generally, TribFest is expensive to attend – tickets for the general..."

Aug. 30, 2024 News Feature by Abe Asher

Nancy Pelosi, Lyle Lovett Join Texas Tribune Festival

Full lineup announced for September politics & policy fest

"...TribFest 2024 takes places Sept. 5-7 in Downtown Austin. Ticket..."

July 30, 2024 News Post by Kimberley Jones

We Sorted Through 150 TribFest Events. These Five Stood Out.

Free events Saturday

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature by Maya Wright

We Have an Issue: Never Boring

In this week's issue, Lina Fisher examines the uncertain environmental impacts of Tesla and the Boring Co. on the Colorado River

"...Texas Politicos Assemble TribFest announced speakers for this year's event will include Sen...."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Ted Cruz, Katie Couric, Paxton Prosecution Team to Speak at Texas Tribune Festival

Annual celebration of all-things-politics takes place Sept. 21-23

"...of more than 270 speakers announced for this year’s TribFest, a three-day chewing-over of politics, policy, and civic-mindedness taking..."

Aug. 8, 2023 News Post by Kimberley Jones

TribFest Recap: Liz Cheney Chooses To Go Out the Hard Way

Scion of power learns the limits of 21st century politics

Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

TribFest Recap: Red and Blue Teams Find Common Ground Before the 88th

Six points of agreement as the new Legislature coalesces

Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

TribFest Recap: Can Texas Plan Properly for Droughts and Floods to Come?

Are we "thinking as preciously about water as we can"?

Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

TribFest: Oil Terminal Protest Interrupts Buttigieg’s Q&A (But He Doesn’t Mind)

Transport secretary: "I hear you" about Gulf Coast project

Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large – Texas: Still Broken, Still Sad

Abbott stays one step ahead of the mob amid Lone Star and Uvalde fallout

"...The TribFest session with the three-member Texas House panel investigating the..."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Tribune Festival 2022

"...national figures, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom (pictured).Find more TribFest coverage on the Chronicle's news feed and in this..."

Sept. 26, 2022 Photo Gallery

TribFest Recap: Can Texas Plan Properly for Droughts and Floods to Come?

Are we "thinking as preciously about water as we can"?

Sept. 25, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

TribFest Recap: Red and Blue Teams Find Common Ground Before the 88th

Six points of agreement as the new Legislature coalesces

"...R-Beaumont, in his one-on-one earlier in the day at TribFest . Along similar lines, Nichols pointed to a bill..."

Sept. 25, 2022 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

TribFest Recap: Liz Cheney Chooses To Go Out the Hard Way

Scion of power learns the limits of 21st century politics

"...(not its last, she told Smith, contradicting an earlier TribFest appearance by her colleague Rep. Jaime Raskin, D-Md.) on..."

Sept. 25, 2022 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

TribFest: Oil Terminal Protest Interrupts Buttigieg’s Q&A (But He Doesn’t Mind)

Transport secretary: "I hear you" about Gulf Coast project

Sept. 23, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

The Texas Tribune Festival Brings Star Power to Politics

TribFest resumes in person in Downtown Austin Sept. 22-24

"...When TribFest first started to roll out its 2022 speakers and..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Conversation With Liz Cheney Will Close Out This Year's Texas Tribune Festival

TribFest 2022 takes place in Downtown Austin Sept. 22-24

"...onstage and in the hot seat – indeed, the TribFest appearance marks Cheney's first live and in-person sit-down interview..."

Sept. 1, 2022 News Post by Kimberley Jones

We Have an Issue: Putting It Down for Posterity

75 years after Partition, Neha Aziz excavates family history and firsthand accounts for a 10-part podcast series

"...TribFest Lineup Swells: New speakers announced this week for the..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Texas Tribune Festival Adds Newsom, Clinton, Cruz to 2022 Lineup

TribFest takes place in Downtown Austin Sept. 22-24

"...Texas Tribune, the Austin-based gold standard of nonprofit journalism, TribFest is also touting Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times..."

Aug. 9, 2022 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Live From (Your Laptop on) Congress Avenue, It's #TribFest2021!

The virtual Texas Tribune Festival kicks off on Sept. 20

"...policy and politics from the local to the global. TribFest 2021 (or #TribFest21) has the unusual task of competing..."

Sept. 17, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

24-Texas Teachers Talk of “Trauma” at TribFest

Educators discuss the challenges of reopening schools, TEA head defends decision to administer STAAR tests

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

“1619 Project” Creator Discusses Race, Slavery, Trump Pushback

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Lilli Hime

Alicia Garza Talks Civil Rights Solutions at TribFest

Black Lives Matter co-founder conversation now streaming free to public

"...Garza’s TribFest session is free to the public and can be..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Lilli Hime

Hillary Clinton, Anthony Fauci Headline This Year's 100% Virtual Texas Tribune Festival

Programming includes Ted Cruz and Lincoln Project mischiefmakers

"...For its 10th anniversary, TribFest is going virtual, and expanding the event into a..."

Aug. 11, 2020 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams, Hillary Clinton Headline The 19th Represents Virtual Summit

Politicians, activists revel and reckon with the 19th Amendment

"...“The 19th Represents” takes cues from TribFest, the wonky annual conference hosted by the Texas Tribune,..."

July 21, 2020 News Post by Victoria Rossi

Live From Your Kitchen Table, It's the 2020 #TribFest

Texas Tribune to go virtual for 10th annual ideas festival

"...what we believe is the absolute right decision about #TribFest2020: We’re taking it virtual," wrote Tribune President and CEO..."

May 1, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Julián Castro, Women of Color, and Texas 2020

The path toward turning the state blue

"...a swing state in 2020," he tells us at TribFest later in the day. "All of the polling in..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Nancy Pelosi Brings Down the House at TribFest

Speaker talks impeachment, turning Texas blue in 2020

"...Nancy Pelosi was at TribFest last year, but she wasn’t Speaker back then and..."

Sept. 29, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

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