Texas Tribune Festival 2019

Formby serves as the night news editor at the Tribune. Previously, he covered urban affairs for the Tribune, writing about the challenges facing Texas’ largest metro areas as they experience unbridled growth. He joined the Tribune in October 2016 and was the organization’s first... Read More →

Canales, D-Edinburg, has represented House District 40 since 2013. He serves as chair of the House Transportation Committee and sits on the Land & Resource Management Committee. Canales is also an attorney and has his own practice in Edinburg. He is the sixth member of his extended... Read More →

Nichols, R-Jacksonville, has represented Senate District 3 since 2007. He serves as chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, vice chair of the Business & Commerce Committee, and sits on the Administration, Finance and Intergovernmental Relations committees. Prior to joining the... Read More →

Patman was appointed chair of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County in 2016 by Mayor Sylvester Turner, becoming the first woman to serve in that position. Previously, she spent three decades as a trial lawyer at Bracewell, an international law firm. Patman is an American... Read More →

Ryan was first appointed to the Texas Transportation Commission by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2016 and was confirmed for a full six-year term in 2017. She has 25 years of experience in the automotive industry, worked at Gulf States Toyota Inc. and served as chair of the board of the Texas... Read More →