The Democratic congressman from Dallas talked about the race he hopes to run against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024.
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.
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Watch Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly speak at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
Giffords, a former U.S. representative, and Kelly, a U.S. senator, spoke to Katie Couric about combating the epidemic of gun violence.
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Watch former U.S. Justice Department officials speak at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
Mary McCord and Andrew Weissmann sat down with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes in a recording of Hayes’ “Why is this Happening?” podcast.
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Sen. Joe Manchin leaves the door open to potential third-party presidential run in 2024
The West Virginia Democrat said running as an independent would help bring a divided nation together, not hand the election to former President Donald Trump.
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Texas lawmakers will have new money going into special session on education, comptroller says
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar says the state has collected more from insurance premiums that he had previously predicted. He suggested lawmakers invest more in teacher pay raises.
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New anti-DEI law for public Texas colleges presents hiring challenges
The law requires publicly-funded universities and colleges to close their diversity, equity and inclusion offices, creating hiring challenges.
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Ken Paxton Impeachment
“The guy can’t keep his zipper up”: Karl Rove pushes back at Ken Paxton
Rove pushed back against claims Paxton made in recent interviews that the GOP strategist colluded with other Texas officials to bring about the impeachment charges.
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Watch a conversation about the fight over abortion access at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
Panelists talked about the fight that continues after the Dobbs verdict — from coast to coast and border to border.
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Watch a conversation on Ukraine, Russia and U.S. foreign policy at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
Panelists discussed the current situation with the war, U.S. involvement and what the stakes are for everybody.
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Watch Adam Kinzinger speak at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
The former member of Congress spoke with moderator Kara Swisher, in a recording of the “On” podcast, about the Republicans running the U.S. House, threats to democracy and his forthcoming book.
