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Thank you to our #TribFest26 student media partner, Texas State University’s student newspaper, The University Star! We’re grateful for your partnership. 📚✨ Join us at TribFest Sept. 24–26. Student and educator tickets are only $65! Get your tickets today: trib.it/tribfest2026...
Thank you to our #TribFest26 student media partner, Rice University student newspaper, the Rice Thresher! We’re grateful for your partnership. 📚✨ Join us at TribFest Sept. 24–26. Student and educator tickets are only $65! Get your tickets today: trib.it/tribfest2026...
Thank you to our #TribFest26 student media partner, St. Edward’s University student newspaper, Hilltop Views! We’re grateful for your partnership. 📚✨ Join us at TribFest Sept. 24–26. Student and educator tickets are only $65! Get your tickets today: trib.it/tribfest2026...
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Thank you to our #TribFest26 media partner, @fortworthreport.bsky.social! We’re grateful for your partnership. 🌟 Join us at TribFest Sept. 24–26. Get your tickets today: trib.it/tribfest2026...
Thank you to our #TribFest26 student media partner, Texas Tech student newspaper, the Daily Toreador! We’re grateful for your partnership. 📚✨ Join us at TribFest Sept. 24–26. Student and educator tickets are only $65! Get your tickets today: trib.it/tribfest2026...
10 new speakers just added to TribFest26, including Kevin Stitt, @sifill.bsky.social, Mitch Little, @imaniperry.bsky.social, @nirenberg.net, Carla Espinoza-Grcic, Karl Rove, Elisa Villanueva Beard, Avi Loeb & @joannalydgate.bsky.social. Sept. 24–26 in Austin. Tickets: trib.it/tribfest26-b...
New speakers added to the TribFest lineup are joining us Sept. 24–26 in downtown Austin for three days of bold conversations about the issues shaping Texas and beyond. Get tickets: trib.it/tribfest26-b... #TribFest26
Thank you to our #TribFest26 media partner, @austinchronicle.bsky.social! We’re grateful for your partnership. 🌟 Join us at TribFest Sept. 24–26. Get your tickets today: trib.it/tribfest2026...
First round of TribFest26 speakers are here! @rahmemanuel.bsky.social, Gov. Tate Reeves, @ginafortexas.bsky.social, Erin Harkey, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, @jazmineulloa.bsky.social, Abdullah Antepli and Julie Scelfo take the stages Sept. 24–26 in Austin. Tickets: trib.it/tribfest26-b... #TribFest26
⏰ Don’t wait—TribFest is back Sept. 24–26 in downtown Austin. Tickets are on sale now, but prices go up May 1. Grab yours before it’s too late. Discounts for members, students and educators. trib.it/tribfest26-b... #TribFest26
What happens when people have access to trusted journalism? They act. In a recent survey: • 55% of our audience said they voted in a local election because of our reporting • 71% shared a Tribune story That’s real impact. 🧵
Tickets are on sale now for The Texas Tribune Festival, Sept. 24–26 in downtown Austin! Get tickets before May 1 and save big. Discounts available for Tribune members, students and educators. trib.it/tribfest26-b... #TribFest26
Former state Sen. Don Huffines, Republican nominee for Texas comptroller, will join @mwatkinstrib.bsky.social to talk about the candidate’s goals, his relationships with state leaders and the upcoming general election. In downtown Austin and online, April 14. RSVP: trib.it/JAqRKz
Breaking: State Rep. James Talarico wins the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, according to @apnews.com results.
Breaking: U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will head for a runoff election for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, according to @apnews.com results.
🗓️The Texas Tribune Festival returns Sept. 24–26! Three days of unforgettable conversations, interactive experiences and meaningful connections around the issues shaping Texas. Learn more and get ready: trib.it/tribfest2026... #TribFest26
From statewide offices to Congress and the Texas Legislature, the 2026 Texas primaries will shape the state’s political future. Join @mwatkinstrib.bsky.social & @eleanorklib.bsky.social for a live TribCast recording as they preview the 2026 primaries, in Austin & online Feb. 24. RSVP: trib.it/lyUTsH
With new business-friendly laws and the launch of the Texas Stock Exchange, state leaders aim to remake Texas into a corporate and financial hub. We’ll look at the politics, promises and real-world impacts of that effort. In Dallas & online, March 24. RSVP: trib.it/9czcZb
How can Texas’ $3B dementia research investment change lives? We’ll look at what the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas could mean for prevention, care & support for Texans. In Austin and online, Jan. 21. RSVP: trib.it/b3BZdN #TTEvents
Sweeping funding changes this year put after-school programs for low-income Texans at risk. Students in one of those programs told education reporter Jaden Edison what they stood to lose. www.texastribune.org/2025/08/14/t...
Ahead of the March primary, politics reporter Kayla Guo has been asking voters what issues matter most to them. Her conversations help cut through the noise and show what Texans are actually thinking about this election year. www.texastribune.org/2025/09/16/j...
Lubbock-based reporter Jayme Lozano spent the year listening to Texans facing the state’s growing water crisis. One farmer told her he has shifted to “dry farming” — relying only on natural rainfall — to keep his cotton crop alive. www.texastribune.org/2025/05/29/t...
@jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social: "Do you think that JD Vance is a fascist?" @petebuttigieg.bsky.social: "If it's convenient for him to be a fascist, he'll be a fascist." #TribFest2025
⏰The stage is set — only 3 days until TribFest! Join 300+ inspiring leaders and changemakers in downtown Austin, Nov. 13–15. With 100+ sessions, you’ll leave ready to bring your own big ideas to life. Get tickets: trib.it/tribfest2025... #TribFest25
We’re taking over Austin’s Congress Avenue for a FREE street fest! Join us at Open Congress on Nov. 15 for bold conversations, live performances, tastings, book signings, interactive exhibits and so much more. RSVP: trib.it/oc25-bluesky.
ICE agents are arresting more immigrants on the streets and at routine check-ins than under President Biden. Most of them don’t have criminal convictions despite pledges to pursue “the worst of the worst.” www.texastribune.org/2025/11/03/t...
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Thank you to our #TribFest25 media partner, @kxan.com! We’re grateful for your partnership. 🌟 Join us at TribFest Nov. 13–15. Get your tickets today: trib.it/tribfest2025...
Thank you to our #TribFest25 student media partner, University of Texas at Dallas student newspaper, The Retrograde! We’re grateful for your partnership. 📚✨ Join us at TribFest Nov. 13–15. Student and educator tickets are only $65! Get your tickets today: trib.it/tribfest2025...