Texas Tribune Festival

Corrie MacLaggan, managing editor at The Texas Tribune, moderated the “What HBCUs Mean for Texas” panel featuring Colette Pierce Burnette, Austin Lane, Michael Sorrell and James White at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Aliyya Swaby, reporter for The Texas Tribune, moderated the “Why School Finance is So Hard” panel featuring Diego Bernal, Mary González, Donna Howard and Dan Huberty at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Morgan Smith, reporter for The Texas Tribune, moderated the “Right Response on Sexual Assault” panel featuring Paula Lavigne, J.M. Lozano, Wanda Mercer, Sierra Smith and Kirk Watson at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Eva-Marie Ayala, reporter for The Dallas Morning News, moderated the “Testing, Accountability and College Readiness” panel featuring Art Cavazos, HD Chambers, Paul Cruz, Steve Flores and Susan Simpson Hull at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Matthew Watkins, reporter for The Texas Tribune, moderated the “Higher Ed Funding and Spending” panel featuring Dan Branch, Garrett Groves, Brenda Hellyer, Kel Seliger and Paula Short at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Kiah Collier, reporter for The Texas Tribune, moderated the “How Cities are Tackling Climate Change” panel featuring Steve Adler, Pete Buttigieg, Ron Nirenberg and Annise Parker at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Mike Rawlings, mayor of Dallas, is interviewed by The Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, is interviewed by The Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

David Brown, host of the Texas Standard, moderated the “Local Control vs. Local Liberty” panel featuring Sarah Eckhardt, Gina Hinojosa, Don Huffines, Clay Jenkins and Chris Paddie at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Dallas Police Chief U. Reneé Hall is interviewed by Krys Boyd, host and managing editor of KERA’s “Think,” at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Brandon Formby, reporter for The Texas Tribune, moderated the “Big City Economics” panel featuring Giovanni Capriglione, Dee Margo, Betsy Price and Rey Saldaña at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Robert Rivard, director of The Rivard Report, moderated the “Limits of Annexation” panel featuring Donna Campbell, José Menéndez, Justin Rodriguez and Paul Workman at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2017.

Gary Johnson, the 2016 Libertarian candidate for president, is interviewed by Matthew Dowd, chief political analyst for ABC News, at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.

Erica Grieder, senior editor at Texas Monthly, moderated the “Future of Conservatism” panel featuring Erick Erickson, Bill Kristol, Matt K. Lewis and Avik Roy at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.

Dave Levinthal, senior political reporter at the Center for Public Integrity, moderated the "2016: Brought to You By Donors" panel featuring Aimee Boone Cunningham, Doug Deason, Amber Mostyn and Toby Neugebauer at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.

Alexa Ura, reporter for The Texas Tribune, moderated the “Latinos and the Presidential Race” panel featuring Daniel Garza, Ana Hernandez, Juan Hernandez and Eddie Rodriguez at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.

Lawrence Wright, staff writer at The New Yorker, moderated the “National Security Agenda for the 45th President” panel featuring Ryan Crocker, Will Hurd, Bob Inman and Julianne Smith at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.

Kiah Collier, reporter for The Texas Tribune, moderated the “Grading the STAAR Test” panel featuring Jimmie Don Aycock, Donna Bahorich, Mary González, Thomas Ratliff and Theresa Treviño at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.

Richard Whitmire, author and contributor to The 74, moderated the “Best Practices from the Best Charters” panel featuring Yasmin Bhatia, Sara Cotner, Mark DiBella and Mike Feinberg at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.

Matthew Watkins, reporter for The Texas Tribune, moderated the “Paying for Higher Ed” panel featuring Dan Branch, Robert Duncan, Gregory Fenves, Helen Giddings and Kel Seliger at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.