Past Contributions

• Here's how some of the Texas Legislature's most important bills fared in the 2019 session

  By Texas Tribune Staff Updated: June 17, 2019

  Greg Abbott is done vetoing and signing bills for the 2019 Texas session. Here are the big bills that passed — and the ones that failed. Full Story 

• Watch: The Rio Grande Valley and the 86th Legislature

  By Texas Tribune Staff June 10, 2019

  We're livestreaming our conversation in Edinburg at noon recapping the 86th legislative session with Rio Grande Valley-area legislators, including state Sen. Chuy Hinojosa and state Reps. Bobby Guerra and Oscar Longoria, moderated by Tribune CEO Evan Smith. Full Story 

• Watch: San Antonio and the 86th Legislature

  By Texas Tribune Staff June 6, 2019

  We're livestreaming our conversation with San Antonio-area legislators including state Sen. Pete Flores and state Reps. Steve Allison, Diego Bernal and Ina Minjarez, moderated by Tribune CEO Evan Smith. Full Story 

• A Lege wrap-up conversation with state Reps. Gonzalez, Leach and Springer

  By Texas Tribune Staff May 22, 2019

  Watch our conversation about how the Texas House did during the 86th legislative session with State Reps. Mary Gonzalez, Jeff Leach and Drew Springer, moderated by Texas Tribune co-founder and CEO Evan Smith. Full Story 

• The 2019 legislative session is over. Here are the big bills that passed — and the ones that failed.

  By Texas Tribune Staff Updated: May 27, 2019

  Lawmakers filed thousands of bills during the 2019 legislative session. Here's how the big bills fared. Full Story 

• Watch Senate Bill 9 hearing on voting rights and access in Texas House committee

  By Texas Tribune Staff Updated: May 15, 2019

  The House Elections Committee on Wednesday night resumed its discussions on a controversial bill pitched as an election security measure but that critics say is a pathway to state-sanctioned voter suppression. Full Story 

• Watch: Let’s talk about diversity in tech

  By Texas Tribune Staff May 9, 2019

  We're livestreaming our conversation in Austin on demography, inclusion, innovation and social entrepreneurship, moderated by the Tribune's Evan Smith. Full Story 

• Watch: The future of workforce is education

  By Texas Tribune Staff Updated: May 1, 2019

  We're livestreaming our conversation in Dallas on developing the next Texas workforce, moderated by Texas Tribune co-founder and CEO Evan Smith. Full Story 

• Watch: A conversation on children’s health and vaccines

  By Texas Tribune Staff April 26, 2019

  We're livestreaming our conversation in Houston on how and why the anti-vaccination movement has taken off in Texas, moderated by Tribune Editor-in-Chief Emily Ramshaw. Full Story 

• Watch: A conversation with state Sens. Kel Seliger and Kirk Watson

  By Texas Tribune Staff April 18, 2019

  Watch our Thursday morning conversation with Sens. Kel Seliger and Kirk Watson, moderated by Texas Tribune co-founder and CEO Evan Smith. Full Story