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Matt Ewalt joined The Texas Tribune as senior director of events and live journalism in March 2023. He previously worked at Chautauqua Institution in Western New York in various roles, including vice president and Emily and Richard Smucker Chair for Education and editor of The Chautauquan Daily. Serving alongside the Tribune's events team, Matt is responsible for the strategic vision and execution of the Tribune’s live journalism, which includes The Texas Tribune Festival and year-round events across Texas aimed at fostering civic engagement and democratic participation. He lives in Austin.
Reps. Caroline Fairly and James Talarico, along with Texas attorney general candidate Aaron Reitz, also join us to talk Texas’ future this November Full Story
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John Mulaney, Eric Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Kara Swisher and Veronica Escobar are among the influential voices joining us in November Full Story
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Michael Curry, Joe Lonsdale, Beto O’Rourke, Katie Phang and Margaret Spellings, among many others, join us this November in downtown Austin Full Story
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Maureen Dowd, Tony Gonzales, Mattie Parker, Adam Schiff, Jasmine Crockett and many more join us in downtown Austin in November. Full Story
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Be part of conversations shaping the future, with those driving decisions in Texas and across the nation. Full Story
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The U.S. Homeland Security Secretary will be interviewed by Laura Barrón-López of “PBS News Hour.” Full Story
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Buzzy governors bookend one of our strongest programs ever. Full Story
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We’ve added Nancy Pelosi, Janet Yellen, Lyle Lovett, Wes Moore and Daniel Lubetzky to our roster of more than 300 speakers across 100 must-see conversations on the issues facing our state and our nation. Join us. Full Story
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MSNBC’s Ali Velshi, the president of the Gates Foundation’s U.S. program and a pair of GOP candidates who beat Texas House incumbents have also been confirmed for our annual ideas conference. Full Story
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The three big names are joining a stellar lineup of newsmakers Sept. 5-7 at Texas’ breakout politics and policy event. Full Story
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