2026 Texas Tribune Festival Highlights

Presented by Every Texan

What school takeovers mean for students, families and local control. Moderated by Texas Tribune education reporter Sneha Dey. Recorded Sept. 25, 2026 at The Texas Tribune Festival.

Presented by Texas Matters
The fights over voting rights and redistricting are reshaping American democracy, and nowhere more so than Texas. Moderated by Zach Despart, reporter for the ProPublica-Texas Tribune Investigative Unit. Recorded Sept. 25, 2026 at The Texas Tribune Festival

How Texas Latinos are voting and what both parties are getting right and wrong about the state's fastest-growing electorate.
Recorded Sept. 26, 2026 at The Texas Tribune Festival.

The Texas Tribune’s newsletter writer Yasmeen Khalifa with three Muslim leaders to examine what it means to be Muslim in Texas today, navigating faith, identity and belonging in a divided moment. Recorded Sept. 24, 2026 at The Texas Tribune Festival.

Three of America's leading legal and historical minds on what the Constitution actually promised, who it left out, and whether, 250 years later, that promise is being kept. Moderated by former Texas Tribune editor-in-chief Sewell Chan.

National Book Award winner Imani Perry joins Atlantic staff writer Adam Serwer for a conversation about race, identity and the promises America has made and broken across 250 years.

Three people who cover politics in very different ways discuss what defines a journalist today, how that's changing and what it means for the profession and the public. Moderated by Eric Deggans, critic-at-large for NPR. Recorded Sept. 26, 2026 at The Texas Tribune Festival.

Presented by Texas Matters

Three Texas content creators and influencers discuss how they're changing political engagement, and what that power means for democracy. Recorded Sept. 25, 2026 at The Texas Tribune Festival.

Presented by Methodist Healthcare Ministries and supported by Texas Monthly

Local leaders and experts on the city's water challenges, how they're addressing them and what it means for Texas communities facing the same pressures. Moderated by Texas Tribune reporter Colleen DeGuzman. Recorded Sept. 25, 2026 at The Texas Tribune Festival.

The capital city has long had a progressive identity. A set of new institutions is shaking that up. Moderated by former Texas Tribune editor-in-chief Sewell Chan. Recorded Sept. 26, 2026 at The Texas Tribune Festival.