U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minnesota, is interviewed by The Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 22, 2017.

Evan Smith, CEO of The Texas Tribune, interviews U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2017.

Evan Smith, CEO of The Texas Tribune, moderated the “New Abnormal” roundtable discussion featuring Chris Cillizza, Ben Domenech, Virginia Heffernan, Indira Lakshmanan and Charles P. Pierce at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2017.

Dave Levinthal, senior political reporter at the Center for Public Integrity, moderated the “Trump, Ethics and the Law” panel featuring Matthew Miller, Richard Painter, Walter Shaub and Ken Starr at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Abby Livingston, Washington bureau chief for The Texas Tribune, moderated the “Trump and Congress” panel featuring U.S. Reps. Michael Burgess and Henry Cuellar at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Jay Root, reporter for The Texas Tribune, moderated the “Trump and Mexico” panel featuring Henry Cuellar, Veronica Escobar, Antonio Garza, Sid Miller and Francisco Cabeza de Vaca at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Robert Chesney, professor of law at the University of Texas Law School, moderated the “Trump and National Security” panel featuring Joaquin Castro, Kathleen Hicks, Will Hurd and Malcolm Nance at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Jamelle Bouie, chief political correspondent for Slate, moderated the “Trump and the Resistance” panel featuring Crisanta Duran, Ezra Levin, DeRay Mckesson and Cecile Richards at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, is interviewed by The Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Jim Henson, director of the Texas Politics Project, moderated the “Grassroots Agenda” panel featuring Kyle Biedermann, Matt Krause, Jeff Leach, Chip Roy and Peggy Venable at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.