Texas Tribune Festival 2026

About Tribfest

This is The Texas Tribune Festival: bold ideas, real accountability, on the record. TribFest brings together the state’s boldest thinkers for candid, on-the-record conversations with real accountability. Explore the issues that matter to you, and leave informed, inspired and ready for what’s next.

Why Attend?

New to TribFest Lineup: Pod Save America

The 2026 Lineup

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Rahm Emanuel

Former White House chief of staff

Annette Gordon-Reed

Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Harvard University

Maggie Haberman

Co-author, “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump”

Astead Herndon

Host, "America, Actually"; Editorial director, Vox

Gina Hinojosa

State Representative, D-Austin; Democratic nominee for Texas Governor

Imani Perry

Professor, Harvard University; Author, "Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People"

Pete Sessions

U.S. Representative, R-Waco

Mikie Sherrill

Governor of New Jersey

Kevin Stitt

Governor of Oklahoma

Marjorie Taylor Greene

Former U.S. Representative, R-Georgia

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Be Part of the Conversation

At TribFest, you’ll get an up-close look at the issues affecting your life. From education and the economy to energy, healthcare, technology, public safety, culture and the arts, discover conversations you won’t find anywhere else. Ask questions. Challenge ideas. Make your voice heard — and leave informed, inspired and ready for what’s next.

Photos from TribFest 2025