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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Lamar Alexander

Former U.S. Senator; Author, "The Education of a Senator: From JFK to Trump"

Carol Alvarado

State Senator, D-Houston

Abdullah Antepli

President, Rothko Chapel

David Becker

Executive Director and Co-Founder, Center for Election Innovation and Research

Richard Blanco

Presidential Inaugural Poet; Memoirist; Professor, Purdue University

Kevin Brady

Advisor to Americans for Free Markets; Former U.S. Representative, R-The Woodlands

J.P. Bryan

Founder, The Bryan Museum; Executive director, Texas State Historical Association

Eric Deggans

Critic at large, National Public Radio

Carlos Eduardo Espina

Founder, Migrantes Unidos; Content Creator

Stephanie Elizalde

Superintendent, Dallas ISD

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At TribFest, you’re part of the conversation. Ask questions. Challenge ideas. Make your voice heard — and leave informed, inspired and ready for what’s next.

Photos from TribFest 2025