Brandon Formby, reporter for The Texas Tribune, moderated the “Big City Economics” panel featuring Giovanni Capriglione, Dee Margo, Betsy Price and Rey Saldaña at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Mike Rawlings, mayor of Dallas, is interviewed by The Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Dallas Police Chief U. Reneé Hall is interviewed by Krys Boyd, host and managing editor of KERA’s “Think,” at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Morgan Smith, reporter for The Texas Tribune, moderated the “Right Response on Sexual Assault” panel featuring Paula Lavigne, J.M. Lozano, Wanda Mercer, Sierra Smith and Kirk Watson at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Aliyya Swaby, reporter for The Texas Tribune, moderated the “Why School Finance is So Hard” panel featuring Diego Bernal, Mary González, Donna Howard and Dan Huberty at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Corrie MacLaggan, managing editor at The Texas Tribune, moderated the “What HBCUs Mean for Texas” panel featuring Colette Pierce Burnette, Austin Lane, Michael Sorrell and James White at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Evan Smith, CEO of The Texas Tribune, interviewed Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

David Brown, host of the Texas Standard, moderated the “Local Control vs. Local Liberty” panel featuring Sarah Eckhardt, Gina Hinojosa, Don Huffines, Clay Jenkins and Chris Paddie at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Kiah Collier, reporter for The Texas Tribune, moderated the “How Cities are Tackling Climate Change” panel featuring Steve Adler, Pete Buttigieg, Ron Nirenberg and Annise Parker at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Matthew Watkins, reporter for The Texas Tribune, moderated the “Higher Ed Funding and Spending” panel featuring Dan Branch, Garrett Groves, Brenda Hellyer, Kel Seliger and Paula Short at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.