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• Watch U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw talk about the 2020 election and more at The Texas Tribune Festival

  by Texas Tribune Events Staff Updated: Sept. 21, 2020

  Crenshaw, R-Houston, also talked about his first term in office and his own bid for reelection. Full Story 

• Watch former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates discuss presidents, power and more at The Texas Tribune Festival

  by Texas Tribune Events Staff Updated: Sept. 17, 2020

  Gates also talked about how the pandemic is reshaping alliances. Full Story 

• Watch John Cornyn and MJ Hegar debate the pandemic, police reform and voting

  by Alana Rocha, Todd Wiseman and Justin Dehn Sept. 16, 2020

  U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a three-term Republican incumbent, and Democratic challenger MJ Hegar, answered the same set of questions for our "Split Decision" virtual debate series. Full Story 

• Watch U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio discuss the 2020 election and more at The Texas Tribune Festival

  by Texas Tribune Events Staff Sept. 15, 2020

  Rubio, R-Florida, the acting chair of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, alsoed discuss immigration and national security. Full Story 

• Watch Nikole Hannah-Jones and Wesley Lowery on the 1619 Project and more at The Texas Tribune Festival

  by Texas Tribune Events Staff Updated: Sept. 14, 2020

  Hannah-Jones, a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, and Lowery, a correspondent for 60 Minutes' "60 in 6," also discussed racial disparities during the pandemic and the fight for a true democracy. Full Story 

• Watch Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo talk about race, police reform at The Texas Tribune Festival

  by Texas Tribune Events Staff Sept. 8, 2020

  Acevedo also discussed the reverberations of George Floyd's death in the city where Floyd was raised. Full Story 

• Watch: Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar discusses the state’s $4.6 billion deficit and the next budget cycle

  by Reese Oxner Updated: July 22, 2020

  We sat down for an interview with Hegar to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Texas' economy and the challenges the Legislature will face when setting the two-year budget. Full Story 

• Watch: Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly on navigating the company through the pandemic

  by Valeria Olivares Updated: Aug. 12, 2020

  The Texas Tribune sat down for a virtual conversation with Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly to talk about the coronavirus outbreak’s impact on air travel, the state of the airline industry and the company’s future. Full Story 

• Watch: Royce West, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, on coronavirus, systemic racism and winning the Republican vote

  by Valeria Olivares Updated: July 10, 2020

  West will face off against MJ Hegar, a retired Air Force officer, in the July 14 runoff election. “I have been in a Republican-dominated Legislature most of my public service career, but I've been able to get things done,” West said. Full Story 

• Watch: MJ Hegar, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, discusses her policies and chances ahead of runoff election

  by Reese Oxner Updated: July 9, 2020

  Backed by national Democrats, Hegar will face off against state Sen. Royce West in the July 14 runoff election. But she's already looking ahead to her strategy for winning the election in November. Full Story 

• Watch: Texas' police use-of-force tactics scrutinized after George Floyd protests

  by Todd Wiseman, Jeremiah Rhodes and Jolie McCullough July 2, 2020

  The Texas Tribune spoke to criminologists, policy makers and advocates to hear their perspectives on what the current moment means for Texas and what happens next. Full Story 

• Watch: Julián Castro and Joaquin Castro on coronavirus in Texas, Democrats’ chances in November and the fall school semester

  by Valeria Olivares Updated: July 15, 2020

  We sat down for an interview with the Castro brothers to discuss the federal and state response to the coronavirus, its tougher effects on Blacks and Latinos, and the possibility of Texas going Democratic. Full Story