Texas Tribune Festival 2019

Collier is a reporter and associate editor at the Tribune with a focus on energy and environmental policy. Since graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, she has reported for publications across Texas, including the Austin American-Statesman and the Houston Chronicle.

Emmett served as a judge in Harris County from 2007 to January 2019 and was the director of the county’s homeland security and emergency management efforts. Currently, he serves as a professor at Rice University and is a fellow at the university’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research... Read More →

Haddock was appointed director of Houston Public Works, which manages the city’s infrastructure, in 2018 after serving as interim director for a year. She is the first woman to hold the position. Previously, Haddock worked in the Harris County Flood Control District and was program... Read More →

Nance is an associate professor of urban planning and environmental policy at Texas Southern University. Previously, she served as an assistant professor at the University of New Orleans. During her career in environmental engineering, Nance helped New Orleans recovery from Hurricane... Read More →

Rios was sworn in as the mayor of Rockport in 2018. Previously, he served on the Rockport City Council and as the city’s mayor pro tem. Rios is also a member of various boards and committees including Aransas Pathways, The Coastal Bend Council of Governments and the Aransas County... Read More →