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Since its founding in 2009, The Texas Tribune has convened more than 500 live events in communities across the state, engaging more than 100,000 Texans. Advancing public dialogue and civic engagement is core to our mission. Through live events, we bring Texans face-to-face with the people and issues shaping the future of their communities and the state.

  • The Texas Tribune Editor-in-chief Matthew Watkins leads a panel discussion at UTRGV in Brownsville on Sept. 25, 2025.
  • The Texas Tribune events team and attendees talks following the community college event on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 in Denton, Texas. Maria Crane for The Texas Tribune
  • The Texas Tribune Regions Editor Nic Garcia talks to Assistant Director at Visit Brownsville Mali Montesam, and Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing for the city of Brownsville, Adalberto Guzman, at a Coffee and Conversation event in Brownsville on Sept. 25, 2025.
  • The morning after March 3rd’s election, TribCast co-host and Tribune law and politics reporter Eleanor Klibanoff, along with a panel of experts, analyze the results from the Senate race, the battles for the Texas Legislature and what races are going to runoffs. Speakers (from left to right) include James Barragán, anchor of “Capital Tonight” on Spectrum News; Renzo Downey, lead writer of The Blast for The Texas Tribune; Brad Johnson, co-founder and reporter for The Texas Bullpen; and politics reporter Patrick Svitek . Photo by Montinique Monroe for the Texas Tribune
  • Tribune health services reporter Terri Langford moderates a discussion on how the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas could help make the state a leader in the disease’s research. Experts Gladys Maestre, director of the Memory and Aging Center for UT Rio Grande Valley; Karen Fingerman, director of the Texas Aging and Longevity Center at The University of Texas at Austin; and Melissa Sanchez, the state policy director of the Alzheimer’s Association, joined Langford for a live streamed conversation at the Tribune’s Studio 919 in downtown Austin on Jan. 21, 2026. Photo by Montinique Monroe for the Texas Tribune
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  • Cameras’ recording setup is seen before the event Preserving the RGV’s Economic Miracle in Edinburg, Texas on Sept. 24, 2025. Gabriel V. Cárdenas for The Texas Tribune
  • State Rep. Morgan Meyer, R-University Park, answers questions during The Texas Tribune’s event, Y’all Street, hosted at the Dallas Regional Chamber in Dallas on March 24, 2026.
  • The Texas Tribune and The Texas Standard co-hosted a trivia contest at The Batch, a bar/restaurant in East Austin on April 3, 2025. Gabriel V. Cárdenas for The Texas Tribune
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