2017 Schedule
Thursday | 6:30 PM
Google Austin
Barbecue Feast – SOLD OUT!
Kick off the Festival with world-class barbecue from LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue, cold beer and a compelling conversation about the state of politics and the role of media following the 2016 elections.
Tribune co-founder and CEO Evan Smith will moderate a discussion with Steve Schmidt, a longtime Republican political strategist and top adviser to the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush and John McCain; and Donna Brazile, a veteran Democratic political strategist, former interim chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee and former campaign director for Al Gore’s presidential run.
This event requires an additional ticket, which can be purchased here.
Presented by NRG Energy. Media support is provided by CultureMap.
Friday | 9:00 AM
KLRU's Studio 6A
"Overheard" featuring Jason Kander, President of Let America Vote
Please join KLRU's Overheard with Evan Smith and The Texas Tribune Festival for an interview with Jason Kander on September 22 at 9 a.m. in KLRU's Studio 6A (map).
Doors open at 8:30 a.m. The event is free but an RSVP is required. Please complete the form here to RSVP.
This Overheard taping is co-presented with The Texas Tribune Festival.
Friday | 12:00 PM
Texas Union Theater
Live Broadcast of KERA’s “Anything You Ever Wanted to Know”
Questions are answered and knowledge is revealed on this long-running weekly call-in show hosted by Jeff Whittington. If you’ve been wondering about something, give us a call during the show, drop us an email or send Jeff a tweet @JeffWhittington – and we’ll see what the audience has to say about it.
Friday | 1:00 PM
KLRU's Studio 6A
A Community Forum on Race and Justice – SOLD OUT!
Kick off the 2017 Festival with a free, open-to-the-public community forum on race and justice in America. This event will be hosted by the Tribune's Evan Smith and will feature MSNBC’s Chris Hayes and civil rights activist and organizer DeRay Mckesson.
The event is free to attend, but an RSVP is requested. RSVP for this event here.
Presented by The Texas Tribune and KLRU-TV, Austin PBS. Supported by the Austin Community College District.
Texas Union Theater
Live Broadcast of KERA’s “Think”
Hosted by acclaimed journalist Krys Boyd, Think sparks the most interesting conversations in Texas through intimate, thought-provoking interviews on an array of subjects. The program, which has earned awards for “Best Radio Talk Show” and “Best Broadcaster” from numerous publications, features hourlong interviews with local, national and international newsmakers, including authors, politicians, actors, scientists, artists, innovators and more.
Think at the Texas Tribune Festival will feature Fest speakers – Esquire's Charles P. Pierce and The Tribune's Abby Livingston – as well as Eric McDaniel, professor of government at the Univesrity of Texas at Austin.
Friday | 2:00 PM
KLRU's Studio 6A
Signing of Chris Hayes’ "A Colony in a Nation"
Join us for a signing of Chris Hayes' newest book, A Colony in a Nation. The book will be available for advance purchase through BookPeople in the online book store or on-site at the event.
Presented by BookPeople and the Texas Book Festival
Friday | 3:00 PM
Tejas Dining Hall
Badge Grab Party
Anheuser Busch wants to welcome you to the 2017 Texas Tribune Festival. Come pick up your registration and grab a complimentary Texas-edition cold one.
Presented by Anheuser Busch
Friday | 4:00 PM
Cactus Cafe
Pre-Festival College Student Summit
Enjoy a kickoff session with your fellow classmates, meet Tribune staff and find out how to get the most out of your Festival experience.
Learn more about the Festival student experience here.
Presented by Pearson, the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life, the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the Hatton W. Sumners Foundation
KLRU's Studio 6A
"Overheard" featuring Al Franken, U.S. Senator and best-selling author – SOLD OUT!
Please join KLRU's Overheard with Evan Smith and The Texas Tribune Festival for an interview with U.S. Sen. Al Franken on September 22 at 4 p.m. in KLRU's Studio 6A (map) to discuss his new book, Al Franken: Giant of the Senate. Doors open at 3:45 p.m. The event is free but an RSVP is required. Please complete the form here to RSVP.
This Overheard taping is co-presented with The Texas Tribune Festival.
Texas Union, T-House
Pre-Festival High School Student Summit
Enjoy a kickoff session with your fellow classmates, meet Tribune staff and find out how to get the most out of your Festival experience.
Learn more about the Festival student experience here.
Presented by Pearson, the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life, the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the Hatton W. Sumners Foundation. Supported by the Austin Community College District.
Friday | 5:00 PM
Texas Union Theater
Live Recording of The Texas Tribune's "TribCast"
Before the opening keynote, Festival attendees are invited to join us for a special pre-Festival live recording of the Texas Tribune TribCast. After the recording, walk over to the Hogg Memorial Auditorium for the opening keynote with U.S. Sen. Al Franken.
Supported by Huston-Tillotson University and Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas
Friday | 7:00 PM
Hogg Memorial Auditorium
One on One with Al Franken
The Democratic Senator from Minnesota on his best-selling book, Al Franken: Giant of the Senate
Presented by PepsiCo
Friday | 8:00 PM
Main Mall
Opening Night Party
Join us for a welcome reception under the tower lights on the UT Main Mall directly after Friday’s opening keynote. Mingle with the Festival’s speakers and moderators and the Tribune’s staff while enjoying hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.
Bites provided by Austin Community College District - Fête Event Solutions. Beverages provided by Messina Hof Winery, the Beer Alliance of Texas and Tito's Vodka.
Friday | 8:30 PM
Main Mall
Signing of Al Franken's "Al Franken, Giant of the Senate"
Join us for a signing of Sen. Franken's newest book, Al Franken, Giant of the Senate. The book will be available for advance purchase through BookPeople in the online book store or on-site at the event.
Presented by BookPeople and the Texas Book Festival
Saturday | 8:00 AM
AT&T Center, Classroom 109
Quiet Room for Nursing Moms
The Festival offers a quiet room for mothers.
Room 109 is located on Level M1 of the AT&T Center. Festival staff, hotel staff or volunteers would be happy to assist you in locating the room. The room is equipped with a table, power outlet and refrigerator. A key will be available at the Festival Info Desk in the Tejas Dining Room at the AT&T Conference Center.
AT&T Lounge
Coffee with The C1 Innovation Lab
Grab a cup of coffee ahead of the day's first panels.
Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Community Hub at the Union Ballroom
Community Hub
Join us for a civic engagement fair at the Texas Union Ballroom where the Tribune and sponsors will play host to Festival panelist meet-and-greets, original programming on the Media Partner Stage, author book signings and more!
This event is free and open to the public.
Community Hub at the Union Ballroom
Breakfast & The Heart Gallery of Central Texas
Join us for breakfast, coffee and a portrait gallery from The Heart Gallery of Central Texas in the Community Hub before the day's first panels.
The Heart Gallery of Central Texas is a portrait exhibit and community education initiative featuring children in Central Texas who are waiting for adoption.
A larger Heart Gallery exhibition will be on display close by in the in the Union Ballroom on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 8am-4pm.
Presented by The Central Texas Heart Gallery, a program of Partnerships for Children
Jessen Lounge
Breakfast & Coffee
Grab a cup of coffee ahead of the day's first panels.
Presented by the Texas Association of Realtors
Online
Texas Voter Stories – #TTFSTUDENTS
What was it like to cast your first ballot in a political race? We will be working with students at Texas Tribune Festival to document the experiences of Texas voters as part of our ongoing coverage of the electoral process.
Learn more about the Festival student experience here.
Presented by Pearson, the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life, the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the Hatton W. Sumners Foundation
Saturday | 8:30 AM
AT&T Center, Amphitheater 204
The White House and the Press
How the relationship between the two has evolved
AT&T Center, Ballroom
One on One with Steny Hoyer
The House Minority Whip on Trump, Congress and the Democrats’ road forward
Supported by The Boeing Company
Transportation, Energy & the Environment
AT&T Center, Classroom 203
Is There an Oil Boom Around the Corner?
No state wants one more than the number one producer of crude oil in the U.S.
Calhoun Hall, Classroom 100
Local Control vs. Local Liberty
Who gets to decide how cities and counties operate: mayors, council members and voters, or the state?
Supported by Texas Municipal League
Rainey Hall, Jessen Auditorium
One on One with Joe Straus
The Speaker of the House on the regular and special sessions, Republicans at war and the future of Texas
Supported by AT&T
Flawn Academic Center, Auditorium
Higher Ed Funding and Spending
Is there enough money available to educate the next generation of Texans — and who should foot the bill?
Supported by Deloitte
Hogg Memorial Auditorium
Trump and the Presidency
How the institution has fared so far
Supported by Pearson
Texas Union Theater
Live Recording of "Recode Decode"
Texas Union, Quadrangle Room
Justice for All
Indigent defense, bail reform and other ways to ensure fair treatment for the poor
Texas Union, Santa Rita Room
We Reformed Foster Care. Now What?
Progress was made on the 85th legislative session’s top priority, but there’s more work to be done
Supported by Upbring
Saturday | 9:35 AM
Community Hub at the Union Ballroom
Meet-and-Greet with Trump and the Presidency Panelists
Join us for refreshments & conversation with the panelists of Trump and the Presidency in the Community Hub immediately following their panel.
Presented by Pearson
Community Hub at the Union Ballroom
A Conversation with Beto O’Rourke and the Austin American-Statesman’s Jonathan Tilove
Join the Austin American-Statesman’s chief political writer Jonathan Tilove and U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, as they talk about Texas and national politics, including O’Rourke’s attempt to become the first Democrat elected as a U.S. senator from Texas since Lloyd Bentsen in 1988.
Presented by the Austin American-Statesman
Community Hub at the Union Ballroom
Signing of Paula Lavigne's "Violated"
Join us for a signing of Paula Lavigne and Mark Schlabach's newest book, Violated: Exposing Rape at Baylor University Amid College Football's Sexual Assault Crisis. The book will be available for advance purchase through BookPeople in the online book store or on-site at the event.
Presented by BookPeople and the Texas Book Festival
Community Hub at the Union Ballroom
Signing of Ali Noorani's "There Goes the Neighborhood"
Join us for a signing of Ali Noorani's newest book, There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration. The book will be available for advance purchase through BookPeople in the online book store or on-site at the event.
Presented by BookPeople and the Texas Book Festival
Saturday | 9:50 AM
AT&T Center, Amphitheater 204
Accountability Journalism Now
Keeping an eye on powerful people — in office and out — has never been more necessary
AT&T Center, Ballroom
Public Broadcasting and the Public Interest
The CEO of PBS and the executive producer of FRONTLINE on the importance of their work 50 years after the act that enabled it
Transportation, Energy & the Environment
AT&T Center, Classroom 203
The Tyranny of the Commute
Getting from home to work and back in our biggest cities is harder than it needs to be. Here’s how to make it easier.
Supported by Chariot
Calhoun Hall, Classroom 100
One on One with Mike Rawlings
The Dallas mayor on the challenges of running one the country’s biggest cities
Supported by Oncor
Rainey Hall, Jessen Auditorium
The Grassroots Agenda
What the most conservative elected officials and activists in Texas want from the next election cycle and the 86th Legislative Session
Flawn Academic Center, Auditorium
Testing, Accountability and College Readiness
Five superintendents on how to put the greatest number of students on the best path forward
Hogg Memorial Auditorium
Trump and National Security
Is America’s place in the world stronger? And are we safer?
Supported by the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin
Texas Union, Quadrangle Room
The Fight Over Sanctuary Cities Isn't Over
The combustible politics of the year’s most controversial new law
Texas Union, Santa Rita Room
The Future of Medicaid
The prognosis for the half-century-old social safety net program matters in the state with the most uninsured citizens
Supported by Doctors Hospital at Renaissance
Saturday | 10:50 AM
Community Hub at the Union Ballroom
Morning Refreshments and a Healthy Start
Get a healthy start with Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Health System. Enjoy breakfast at the Community Hub in the Union Ballroom immediately following "The Future of Medicaid" panel.
Presented by Doctors Hospital at Renaissance
Saturday | 10:55 AM
AT&T Lounge
Signing of Joshua Green's "Devil's Bargain"
Join us for a signing of Joshua Green's newest book, Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency. The book will be available for advance purchase through BookPeople in the online book store or on-site at the event.
Presented by BookPeople and the Texas Book Festival
AT&T Lounge
Signing of David Fahrenthold’s "Uncovering Trump"
Join us for a signing of David Fahrenthold's newest book, Uncovering Trump: The Truth Behind Donald Trump's Charitable Giving. The book will be available for advance purchase through BookPeople in the online book store or on-site at the event.
Presented by BookPeople and the Texas Book Festival
Community Hub at the Union Ballroom
Community Impact: Want local control? Start with local media.
Editors at two of Texas' top news sources — Community Impact Newspaper’s Joe Lanane and The Texas Tribune’s Ross Ramsey — on the role local and regional media plays in driving civic engagement.
Presented by Community Impact Newspaper
Community Hub at the Union Ballroom
Signing of Malcolm Nance's "The Plot to Hack America"
Join us for a signing of Malcolm Nance's newest book, The Plot to Hack America: How Putin's Cyberspies and WikiLeaks Tried to Steal the 2016 Election. The book will be available for advance purchase through BookPeople in the online book store or on-site at the event.
Presented by BookPeople and the Texas Book Festival
Community Hub at the Union Ballroom
Signing of Brooke Gladstone's "The Trouble with Reality"
Join us for a signing of Brooke Gladstone's newest book, The Trouble with Reality: A Rumination on Moral Panic in Our Time. The book will be available for advance purchase through BookPeople in the online book store or on-site at the event.
Presented by BookPeople and the Texas Book Festival
Saturday | 11:10 AM
AT&T Center, Amphitheater 204
The Family Business
Fathers and daughters talk political journalism through the generations
AT&T Center, Ballroom
One on One with Susan Rice
The former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and former National Security Advisor on the increasingly complicated state of the world
Transportation, Energy & the Environment
AT&T Center, Classroom 203
Modernizing the Grid
How to think differently — and creatively — about a sustainable future for Texas electricity
Supported by NRG
Calhoun Hall, Classroom 100
How Cities are Tackling Climate Change
With the U.S. out of the Paris Accord, the fate of the world could be in the hands of mayors
Rainey Hall, Jessen Auditorium
One on One with Beto O'Rourke
The Democratic congressman from El Paso on his longshot race for the Senate against Ted Cruz
Flawn Academic Center, Auditorium
The Right Response on Sexual Assault
What we learned from Baylor and where we go from here
Hogg Memorial Auditorium
Trump and Congress
Two members of the Texas delegation to the U.S. House on what it’s like to work with the administration so far
Supported by Vistra Energy
Texas Union Theater
Live Recording of "The Forward Podcast"
Texas Union, Quadrangle Room
The Politics of Bathrooms
How the fight in Texas over transgender rights became the latest battlefront in the nation’s culture war
Texas Union, Santa Rita Room
Why are So Many New Mothers Dying?
The maternal mortality crisis in Texas: what caused it, what we can do about it, and why we haven’t addressed it already
Supported by Quest Diagnostics
Saturday | 12:15 PM
Community Hub at the Union Ballroom
West Texas, Real & Imagined, with Marfa Public Radio
Marfa Public Radio hosts a conversation about old school and new school ideas of West Texas — from romantic notions about one of the most rural parts of our state to the realities of life on the Texas-Mexico border, ranching culture and economic disparity.
Presented by Marfa Public Radio
Community Hub at the Union Ballroom
Meet-and-Greet with The Politics of Bathrooms Panelists
Join us for refreshments & conversation with the panelists of The Politics of Bathrooms in the Community Hub immediately following their panel.
Presented by Equality Texas
Main Mall
Food Truck Lunch
Austin may be known as the live music capital of the world, but it’s also known for its diverse and gourmet food trucks. The Festival is providing the adventure of eating at a food truck court. Be sure to bring cash for lunch and dessert from some of Austin’s most iconic food trucks at this special lunch curated by Austin’s own Tiffany Harelik, author of the "Trailer Food Diaries" cookbook series.
Saturday | 1:45 PM
AT&T Center, Amphitheater 204
Disrupting the News
Media innovators on reaching new audiences and raising the level of civic engagement
Supported by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
AT&T Center, Ballroom
Country Over Party
Are they merely words on a T-shirt — or at a time of deep polarization, is it the governing philosophy we need?
Transportation, Energy & the Environment
AT&T Center, Classroom 203
All About Flooding
Why it happens, and how to keep it from destroying our communities
Supported by Walmart and CenterPoint Energy
Calhoun Hall, Classroom 100
The Limits of Annexation
When cities decide to expand, who gets a say?
Rainey Hall, Jessen Auditorium
A Different Kind of Service
How time in the military prepares you to run for office — and how it shapes your thinking about national security, veterans affairs and other issues in play
Supported by Lockheed Martin and Oldcastle Materials
Flawn Academic Center, Auditorium
Why School Finance is So Hard
Forget about adequacy and equity. We can’t even agree on whether more money is a good idea.
Supported by the Texas Association of Realtors and Raise Your Hand Texas
Hogg Memorial Auditorium
Trump and the Resistance
The president’s opponents have taken to the streets, trying to turn a moment into a movement
Texas Union Theater
Live Recording of "On the Media"
Texas Union, Quadrangle Room
Texas and the Refugee Crisis
Is America’s tradition of compassion for vulnerable populations a relic of the past, done in by concerns about public safety?
Texas Union, Santa Rita Room
One on One with Glenn Hegar
The Texas comptroller on the health of our economy after Harvey, how we should think about the state’s Rainy Day Fund and the morphing definition of fiscal conservatism
Supported by the Beer Alliance of Texas
Saturday | 2:45 PM
FAC Lounge
Afternoon Refreshments
Refresh and recharge with light refreshments.
Presented by the Texas Association of Realtors
Jessen Lounge
Meet-and-Greet with A Different Kind of Service Panelists
Join us for refreshments & conversation with the panelists of A Different Kind of Service in the Jessen Lounge immediately following their panel.
Presented by OldCastle Materials
Saturday | 2:50 PM
AT&T Lounge
Signing of MJ Hegar’s "Shoot Like a Girl"
Join us for a signing of MJ Hegar's newest book, Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front. The book will be available for advance purchase through BookPeople in the online book store or on-site at the event.
Presented by BookPeople and the Texas Book Festival
AT&T Lounge
Signing of Matthew Dowd’s "A New Way"
Join us for a signing of Matthew Dowd's newest book, A New Way: Embracing the Paradox as We Lead and Serve. The book will be available for advance purchase through BookPeople in the online book store or on-site at the event.
Presented by BookPeople and the Texas Book Festival
Community Hub at the Union Ballroom
Meet-and-Greet with Dr. Andrew Sansom
Join us for refreshments & conversation with Dr. Andrew Sansom in the Community Hub.
Presented by the Meadows Center for Water & the Environment
Community Hub at the Union Ballroom
A Conversation with Walter Shaub and Slate’s Jacob Weisberg
Join Slate’s Jacob Weisberg for a conversation with Walter Shaub, former director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, on how ethics used to work in the White House, why this administration is different and what the discussion surrounding ethics sounds like in the Trump era.
Presented by Slate
Saturday | 3:05 PM
AT&T Center, Amphitheater 204
Why Texas Newspapers Matter
What the dailies are doing to reassert their role in a digital age
Supported by IBC Bank
AT&T Center, Ballroom
The Story of Harvey
Houston’s police chief on the before, during and after the state’s biggest-ever natural disaster
Transportation, Energy & the Environment
AT&T Center, Classroom 203
Population and Transportation
We’ll have twice as many people in Texas by 2050. Will we have the transportation infrastructure we’ll need?
Supported by The Texas A&M University System
Calhoun Hall, Classroom 100
Big-City Economics
Pensions, property taxes and how to keep our communities from going belly up
Rainey Hall, Jessen Auditorium
The Democratic Playbook
If there’s any chance at all of turning Texas blue in 2018, or of taking back the U.S. House or Senate, you have to start with a plan
Flawn Academic Center, Auditorium
What HBCUs Mean for Texas
By enabling educational attainment and opportunity, they strengthen communities and lift up students and families
Hogg Memorial Auditorium
Trump and Mexico
It’s about so much more than who pays for the wall
Texas Union Theater
Live Recording of "The Federalist Radio Hour"
Texas Union, Quadrangle Room
Criminal Justice Reform We Can All Agree On
Raise the age, the sealing of records and other policy changes that left and right can get behind
Texas Union, Santa Rita Room
Next Steps on Mental Health
Each of the last two legislatures have finally paid attention to — and put dollars behind — the issue. How do we build on that good work?
Supported by the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas
Saturday | 4:10 PM
AT&T Lounge
Meet-and-Greet with TxDOT Executive Director James Bass
Join us for refreshments & conversation with TxDOT Executive Director James Bass in the AT&T Lounge immediately following his panel.
Presented by The Texas A&M University System
Community Hub at the Union Ballroom
A Conversation with Gov. Cabeza de Vaca and Univison’s Hugo Chávez Montes (En Español)
Univision Austin News Anchor Hugo Chávez Montes will interview Tamaulipas Gov. Francisco Cabeza de Vaca about how his state is responding to the influx of recently deported immigrants and relations between his state and Texas officials — and between Mexico and President Trump.
Hugo Chávez Montes entrevistará a Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca, gobernador de Tamaulipas, sobre cómo el estado está respondiendo a la llegada de inmigrantes recientemente deportados, y tambien hablarán de las relaciones entre los oficiales de Tamaulipas y Texas, y entre México y el presidente Trump.
Presented by Univison
FAC Lounge
Meet-and-Greet with What HBCUs Mean to Texas Panelists
Join us for refreshments & conversation with the panelists of What HBCUs Mean to Texas in the FAC Lounge immediately following their panel.
Presented by Huston-Tillotson University
Jessen Lounge
Meet-and-Greet with Big-City Economics Panelists
Join us for refreshments & conversation with the panelists of Big-City Economics in the Jessen Lounge immediately following their panel.
Presented by the Texas Municipal League
Saturday | 4:25 PM
AT&T Center, Amphitheater 204
Veep Imitates Life
The executive producer of HBO’s hit series on the stranger-than-fiction politics of the moment
Rich will be appearing at the Festival virtually
AT&T Center, Ballroom
One on One with Steve Bullock
Montana’s governor on Big Sky values, succeeding as a red-state Democrat, and broadening his party’s appeal
Transportation, Energy & the Environment
AT&T Center, Classroom 203
Don't Forget About Water
Drought conditions are mostly behind us, so the Legislature has moved on to more pressing matters — but our long-term natural resources problem remains
Supported by Accenture
Calhoun Hall, Classroom 100
One on One with U. Reneé Hall
The new top cop in Dallas on fighting crime, keeping the peace, and secrets of urban policing
Supported by Operation Blue ShieldRainey Hall, Jessen Auditorium
Race, Voting and the Courts
How the prolonged legal wrangling over redistricting and voter ID could literally redraw the state’s political map
Flawn Academic Center, Auditorium
One on One with Mike Morath
The Texas Education Commissioner on what it will take to make our schools and school districts the best in the nation
Supported by Pearson
Hogg Memorial Auditorium
Trump, Ethics and the Law
Comey. Mueller. Russia. Emoluments. Are we making something out of nothing?
Texas Union Theater
Live Recording of "With Friends Like These"
Texas Union, Quadrangle Room
Can the Government Really Take Your Stuff?
Yes — thanks most recently to a directive by the U.S. Department of Justice. But the opposition to asset forfeiture rules is only getting stronger
Texas Union, Santa Rita Room
Fixing NAFTA
The president thinks it should be overhauled or scrapped, and he’s not the only one. Texas has a lot at stake.
Supported by Toyota and Gulf States Toyota
Saturday | 5:30 PM
AT&T Center Courtyard
Courtyard Reception
Join your fellow Festival attendees directly after Saturday’s last session in the garden courtyard of the AT&T Center. Discuss the day and enjoy light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. This special reception is open to all Festival attendees.
Presented by The Boeing Company
Saturday | 7:30 PM
Etter-Harbin Alumni Center
TribFeast: A Dinner To Support Nonprofit Journalism – SOLD OUT!
We’re pleased to announce that MSNBC’s Katy Tur will be our guest at this year’s TribFeast! This great evening will bring together thought leaders and philanthropists from around the state, including several of the elected officials, policymakers and big-brand journalists on the Festival program. Join us for what should be of one of the best parties of the year.
This event is not included in the regular Festival badge and requires an extra ticket, which can be purchased here in advance. There will not be tickets available for purchase at the door.
Media support is provided by CultureMap.
Scholz Garten
Trivia Night with CNN's Chris Cillizza – Special Festival Edition
After a full day of programming at the Festival, you are invited to join CNN Politics’ Chris Cillizza as he hosts a special #TribFest17 edition of The Texas Tribune’s Trivia Night. Bring your friends and test your knowledge on everything from current events to politics. Teams of up to six will compete for prizes, as well as special prizes for best team names.
Tickets for this event are not included with your Festival badge and a Festival badge is not required to attend. Pre-register here for $5 per person and then form your team at the event. Doors to the event will open at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23.
Presented by Pearson, AT&T and the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Media support is provided by the Austin American-Statesman. Prizes are generously provided by Spurs Sports and Entertainment, Pearson, Hai Hospitality Restaurants, The Tasty Spoon Gelateria, Fixe Southern House, Searsucker, Ride Austin, the Austin American-Statesman and Dancers Shape.
Texas Union Theater
Slate’s Trumpcast – Live in Austin
Join Slate’s Trumpcast for a live show in Austin, Texas! In collaboration with the Texas Tribune Festival, your favorite political podcasters for the Trump age, chairman of The Slate Group Jacob Weisberg, Slate chief political correspondent Jamelle Bouie, and author Virginia Heffernan, will be joined by special guests U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio and Jill Abramson, former executive editor of The New York Times, for a bold and witty conversation on the latest from the Trump administration.
Tickets to the live Trumpcast are separate from Festival passes and are available for purchase here.
Sunday | 9:00 AM
Hogg Memorial Auditorium
A Conversation with John Cornyn and Ted Cruz
A rare joint sit-down with our senior and junior senators: How Texas is faring in Washington, rebuilding after Harvey, the state of conservatism and more.
Supported by Southwest Airlines and Google
Sunday | 10:30 AM
Hogg Memorial Auditorium
The New Abnormal
Our much-anticipated annual roundtable: Five of the nation’s best political commentators try to make sense of 2017 and look ahead to 2018 and beyond.
Sunday | 12:15 PM
KLRU's Studio 6A
"Overheard" featuring The Federalist's Ben Domenech & MSNBC's Katy Tur
Please join KLRU's Overheard with Evan Smith and The Texas Tribune Festival for back-to-back interviews with The Federalist's Ben Domenech and MSNBC's Katy Tur on September 24 at 12:15 p.m. in KLRU's Studio 6A (map). Doors open at 11:45 a.m. The event is free but an RSVP is required. Please complete the form here to RSVP.
This Overheard taping is co-presented with The Texas Tribune Festival.
Sunday | 3:00 PM
KLRU's Studio 6A
"Overheard" featuring Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana
Please join KLRU's Overheard with Evan Smith and The Texas Tribune Festival for an interview with Pete Buttigieg on September 24 at 3 p.m. in KLRU's Studio 6A (map).
Doors open at 8:30 a.m. The event is free but an RSVP is required. Please complete the form here to RSVP.
This Overheard taping is co-presented with The Texas Tribune Festival.