Here’s a look back at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival through the eyes of Tribune photographers.
The 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
As The Texas Tribune’s signature event of the year, The Texas Tribune Festival is designed to bring Texans closer to politics, policy and the day’s news from Texas and beyond. On Sept. 23 we wrapped our 2023 Festival — three lively days packed with 125+ sessions and events.The fun doesn’t end there. We’re unlocking select TribFest conversations with guests like Chris Sununu, Katie Couric, Joe Manchin and many others. Anyone can watch these recorded events online any time. Read on to browse on-demand sessions and catch up on the biggest headlines coming straight from Festival interviews, panels and events.
Posted in
The 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
Texas House Democrats hint at disunity ahead of possible October special session
State Rep. John Bryant said Democrats will need to work together to block the “school choice” bill in October.
Posted in
The 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
Two Texas Democrats detail how they hope to topple U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who will meet in the 2024 Democratic primary, talked about gun laws, abortion and bipartisanship in separate Texas Tribune Festival panels.
Posted in
The 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles says he needs four to five years to turn the district around
Miles said he should be held accountable and be fired if the district doesn’t improve academically in the next two years.
Posted in
The 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones urges Texans to get organized, learn from history
In an interview for The Texas Tribune Festival, the journalist urged Texans to organize in response to the state’s book bans and restrictions on public school lessons.
Posted in
The 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
Texans in U.S. House describe GOP in chaos ahead of likely government shutdown
Texas Democrats decry Republican infighting that has halted attempts to approve annual spending bills and avoid a federal government shutdown.
Posted in
The 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
Ted Cruz urges passage of a school choice measure in Texas
The junior U.S. senator from Texas talked with the Tribune’s Patrick Svitek on why he should be reelected to a third term.
Posted in
The 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
Paxton prosecutors blame politics for trumping evidence in attorney general’s impeachment trial
Houston attorney Dick DeGuerin said his team was naive in its belief that “principle would win out over politics.”
Posted in
The 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
Sarah Stogner announces second campaign for the Texas Railroad Commission
After losing in a Republican runoff last year, Stogner said she plans to challenge incumbent Chair Christi Craddick as a member of the Forward Party.
Posted in
The 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
Compromise or pick a side? Texas House members offer preview of school vouchers debate ahead of special session
Lawmakers at a Texas Tribune Fest panel found common ground on school funding and teacher pay but took starkly different stances on “school choice.”