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Texas Tribune Festival 2019

The Texas Tribune Festival is one of the nation’s largest, most buzzworthy political gatherings. Our three-day festival brings Texans together to address the politics and policy that affect our communities, our schools, our work and our daily lives. We hope you will join us.

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7:00am CDT

Live Broadcast of "Up with David Gura" Open Congress Street FestivalNBC News | MSNBC

8:00am CDT

Texas REALTORS® at Open Congress Open Congress Street FestivalTexas REALTORS®

8:30am CDT

One-on-One with Beto O'Rourke The Paramount TheatreGarrett Haake • Beto O’Rourke

9:00am CDT

Covering Trump Central Presbyterian ChurchMark McKinnon • Geoff Bennett • Ashley Parker • Margaret Talev • Michael Bender Mood: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ St. David's Episcopal Church, Bethell HallJim Henson • Mark Z. Barabak • David Weigel • Katie Glueck • Alexi McCammond Live Recording of the "Hacks on Tap" Podcast Texas Public Policy Foundation, Hogsett AuditoriumDavid Axelrod • Mike Murphy • Karl Rove

9:30am CDT

Trump Gets Reelected If... POLITICO TentTim Alberta • Jeff Roe • Danny Diaz • Terry Sullivan Up in the Air Texas Monthly TentEric Benson • Douglas Brinkley • Lori Garver • Thomas Zurbuchen

10:15am CDT

One-on-One with Amy Klobuchar The Paramount TheatreSteve Kornacki • Amy Klobuchar

10:45am CDT

One-on-One with Jeff Merkley St. David's Episcopal Church, Bethell HallDara Lind • Jeff Merkley The Blue Team The Driskill Hotel, BallroomPatrick Svitek • Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez • MJ Hegar • Chris Bell • Amanda Edwards • Royce West Trump's Party Central Presbyterian ChurchJane Coaston • Mike Murphy • Tim Alberta • Kristen Soltis Anderson • Timothy P. Carney

11:15am CDT

Playbook Exchange with Members of the House Freedom Caucus POLITICO TentAnna Palmer • Jake Sherman • Chip Roy • Jim Jordan • Mark Meadows

12:00pm CDT

Book Signing of Jeff Merkley's "America Is Better Than This" Festival Hub at 800 CongressJeff Merkley Book Signing of Tim Alberta's "American Carnage" Festival Hub at 800 CongressTim Alberta Book Signing of Timothy P. Carney's "Alienated America" Festival Hub at 800 CongressTimothy P. Carney Trade Off The Driskill Hotel, CitadelBen White • Carla Hills • Ron Kirk

12:30pm CDT

Book Signing of Anna Palmer & Jake Sherman's "The Hill to Die On" Festival Hub at 800 CongressAnna Palmer • Jake Sherman Book Signing of John Carlin's "Dawn of the Code War" Festival Hub at 800 CongressJohn Carlin

12:45pm CDT

A Hate Supreme Central Presbyterian ChurchErrin Haines • Sylvia Garcia • Vanita Gupta • DeRay Mckesson

1:00pm CDT

The Other Boots on the Ground St. David's Episcopal Church, Crail HallRobert Moore • Mimi Marziani • Dylan Corbett • Carlos Spector • Linda Rivas Live Recording of "Why is This Happening? with Chris Hayes" The Paramount TheatreChris Hayes • Ted Cruz How to Fix American Politics POLITICO TentRyan Heath • Margaret Spellings • Steve Bullock • Ellen L. Weintraub • Guy-Uriel Charles • Cecilia Muñoz

1:30pm CDT

What Free Speech Costs Us The Driskill Hotel, CitadelCharlie Warzel • Kate Klonick • Siva Vaidhyanathan • Jacob Weisberg

2:15pm CDT

Live Recording of the "With Friends Like These" Podcast Texas Public Policy Foundation, Hogsett AuditoriumAna Marie Cox • Andrew Gillum

2:30pm CDT

Suspicions Confirmed St. David's Episcopal Church, Crail HallStephen Vladeck • Carl Hulse • Mollie Z. Hemingway

2:45pm CDT

2020 and the Border POLITICO TentLaura Barrón-López • Ron Nirenberg • Sylvia Garcia • Ana Maria Archila One-on-One with Michael Bennet The Paramount TheatreLawrence O’Donnell • Michael Bennet

3:30pm CDT

Book Signing of Arne Duncan's "How Schools Work" Festival Hub at 800 CongressArne Duncan

3:45pm CDT

Book Signing of Carl Hulse's "Confirmation Bias" Festival Hub at 800 CongressCarl Hulse Coming of Age St. David's Episcopal Church, Bethell HallCharlotte Alter • Randan Steinhauser • Lina Hidalgo • James Talarico • Briscoe Cain House Hunting Texas Public Policy Foundation, Hogsett AuditoriumAbby Livingston • Cheri Bustos • Tom Emmer One-on-One with Samantha Power Central Presbyterian ChurchIndira Lakshmanan • Samantha Power Live Recording of the "Talking Feds" Podcast Studio 919 at The Texas TribuneHarry Litman • Ellen L. Weintraub • Joaquin Castro • Vanita Gupta

4:00pm CDT

Book Signing of Michael Bennet's "The Land of Flickering Lights" Festival Hub at 800 CongressMichael Bennet

4:15pm CDT

Texas vs. California TEXAS 2036 TentAlexandra Suich Bass • Alex Padilla • Glenn Hegar

4:30pm CDT

On the Money The Driskill Hotel, CitadelDave Levinthal • Trevor Potter • Ann Ravel One-on-One with Julián Castro The Paramount TheatreKaty Tur • Julián Castro We Can Make Elections Better The Driskill Hotel, Maximilian RoomAlexa Ura • Chris Davis • Celia Israel • Diane Trautman • Jacquelyn Callanen

5:00pm CDT

Book Signing of Samantha Power's "The Education of an Idealist" Festival Hub at 800 CongressSamantha Power

5:45pm CDT

Book Signing of H.W. Brands's "Heirs of the Founders" Festival Hub at 800 CongressH.W. Brands Book Signing of S.C. Gwynne's "Hymns of the Republic" Festival Hub at 800 CongressS.C. Gwynne Book Signing of Stephen Harrigan's "Big Wonderful Thing" Festival Hub at 800 CongressStephen Harrigan

7:15pm CDT

LIVESTREAM of the Closing Keynote: One-on-One with Nancy Pelosi The University of Texas at Austin Tent LIVESTREAM of the Closing Keynote: One-on-One with Nancy Pelosi POLITICO Tent Closing Keynote: One-on-One with Nancy Pelosi The Paramount TheatreEvan Smith • Nancy Pelosi