The Texas Tribune’s Emily Ramshaw, Ross Ramsey and Jay Root and KUT’s Ben Philpott host a live recording of The Texas Tribune's "TribCast" and "The Ticket 2016" podcasts alongside guests Sylvester Turner, Chris Paddie, Sarah Isgur Flores and Erick Erickson at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2016.

Robert Draper, contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, moderated the “View from Elsewhere” panel featuring Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is interviewed by Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.

Touré, an author and cultural critic, moderated the “State of Black America” panel featuring Kasim Reed, Ivy Taylor and Allen West at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.

Alex Wagner, senior editor at The Atlantic, moderated the “Can the Center Hold?” panel featuring Tom Davis, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ed Rendell and Bill Richardson at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.

Mike Wilson, editor of The Dallas Morning News, moderated the “Big Cities, Big Challenges” panel featuring Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.

Jake Silverstein, editor-in-chief of The New York Times Magazine, moderated the “A Cure for Cancer” panel at The Texas Tribune Festival featuring Lance Armstrong, Sarah Davis, Ronald DePinho and James Willson at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.

Annise Parker, former mayor of Houston, is interviewed by Ana Marie Cox, senior political correspondent for MTV News and founding editor of Wonkette, at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.

Abby Livingston, Washington bureau chief for The Texas Tribune, moderated the “What’s the Matter with Congress?” panel featuring Joaquin Castro, Henry Cuellar and Bill Flores at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.

Jim Malewitz, reporter for The Texas Tribune, moderated the “Local Control — or Control the Locals?” panel featuring Don Huffines, Philip Kingston, Ron Nirenberg, Matt Rinaldi and Beth Van Duyne at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.