The Texas Tribune Festival

SEPT. 1–30, 2020

The Texas Tribune Festival is an annual celebration of ideas featuring the most interesting and important people in politics, policy and the media.

The 2020 Festival—our tenth edition, and our first ever featuring all-virtual programming—ran throughout the month of September. We think it was our best yet.

If you’d like a taste of what’s on offer, we’ve made more than 40 of this year’s sessions freely available for you to watch and enjoy below.

Your guide to the 2020 election

One-on-One with Stacey Abrams

Speakers: Stacey Abrams

Moderator: Alexa Ura

2020 Politics, Redistricting & Voting

Why LatinX Turnout Matters

Speakers: Crystal Zermeño, María Teresa Kumar

Moderator: Victoria DeFrancesco Soto

2020 Politics, Race & Demographics, Redistricting & Voting

One-on-One with Hillary Rodham Clinton

Speakers: Hillary Rodham Clinton

Moderator: Joy Reid

National Politics, 2020 Politics

The Roundtable

Speakers: Laura Barrón-López, Natasha Korecki, Marc Caputo

Moderator: Evan Smith

2020 Politics, National Politics

Moderator: Alexa Ura

Redistricting & Voting, 2020 Politics

Live Recording of The Washington Post's "Cape Up" Podcast

Speakers: MJ Hegar

Moderator: Jonathan Capehart

2020 Politics, National Politics, Texas Politics

Recording of the “Talking Feds” Podcast

Speakers: Amy Klobuchar, Marc Elias, Katie Porter

Moderator: Harry Litman

National Politics

Get ready for the 87th Texas legislative session

The Senate Agenda

Speakers: Carol Alvarado, Donna Campbell, Kel Seliger, Sarah Eckhardt

Moderator: Alex Samuels

87th Legislative Session

One-on-One with Glenn Hegar

Speakers: Glenn Hegar

Moderator: Ross Ramsey

Economy, Texas Politics, 87th Legislative Session

School Finance and the 87th Legislature

Speakers: Dan Huberty, Larry Taylor

Moderator: Aliyya Swaby

2020 Politics, National Politics, 87th Legislative Session, Public Education

The Budget and the 87th Legislature

Speakers: Giovanni Capriglione, Mary González

Moderator: Cassandra Pollock

2020 Politics, National Politics, 87th Legislative Session, Economy

The House Agenda

Speakers: Sarah Davis, Donna Howard, Joe Moody, Four Price

Moderator: Alex Samuels

87th Legislative Session

Public Health and the 87th Legislature

Speakers: James Frank, Senfronia Thompson

Moderator: Corrie MacLaggan

2020 Politics, National Politics, 87th Legislative Session, Health Care

Property Taxes and the 87th Legislature

Speakers: Dustin Burrows, Paul Bettencourt

Moderator: Ross Ramsey

2020 Politics, National Politics, 87th Legislative Session, Economy

Criminal Justice and the 87th Legislature

Speakers: Garnet Coleman, John Whitmire

Moderator: Jolie McCullough

2020 Politics, National Politics, 87th Legislative Session, Criminal Justice

Watch these sessions for free

One-on-One with Hillary Rodham Clinton

Speakers: Hillary Rodham Clinton

Moderator: Joy Reid

National Politics, 2020 Politics

One-on-One with Gary Cohn

Speakers: Gary Cohn

Moderator: Stephanie Ruhle

Economy, COVID-19

[Partner Program] The Hobby Hour: The Texas Economy, the Impact of COVID and the Real Shock to the Energy Sector

Speakers: Kirk Watson

Texas Politics, Partner Program

Recording of NBC News' “Into America” Podcast

Speakers: Bun B

Moderator: Trymaine Lee

National Politics, Race & Demographics

Judging the Judges

Speakers: Lina Hidalgo, Clay Jenkins

Moderator: Juan Pablo Garnham

Cities & Geography, COVID-19

One-on-One with Nikole Hannah-Jones

Speakers: Nikole Hannah-Jones

Moderator: Wesley Lowery

National Politics, Race & Demographics, Media & Tech

One-on-One with Peter Hotez

Speakers: Peter Hotez

Moderator: Edgar Walters

Health Care, COVID-19

One-on-One with Margaret Sullivan

Speakers: Margaret Sullivan

Moderator: Dan Rather

National Politics, Media & Tech

One-on-One with Robert Gates

Speakers: Robert Gates

Moderator: Margaret Brennan

National Politics, Global Security

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Featured speakers

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Former U.S. Secretary of State

Peter Hotez

Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and Co-Director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children's Hospital