Texas Tribune Festival 2019

MacLaggan is the Tribune’s managing editor. Previously, she worked as a national correspondent for Reuters, writing and editing stories about Texas and nearby states and overseeing a network of freelance writers. Before joining Reuters, she covered Texas government and politics... Read More →

Kahlon serves as the vice dean for health ecosystem at the Dell Medical School, leading the school’s innovation efforts. She also serves as executive director of Factor Health at Dell Med, a city-wide platform that addresses the drivers of health or nonmedical factors that can predict... Read More →

Peterson was named executive vice president and chief operating officer of Driscoll Children’s Hospital in 2018, after serving as president and chief executive officer of the Driscoll Health Plan since 2006. In her position, she oversees system-wide operations and the Driscoll Health... Read More →

Roy is the co-founder and president of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, a nonprofit think tank that conducts research on expanding economic opportunity. He is also the policy editor at Forbes and manages The Apothecary, the publication’s blog on health care policy... Read More →

Seliger, R-Amarillo, has represented Senate District 31 since 2005. He sits on the Senate Health & Human Services, Nominations and Veteran Affairs & Border Security committees. Previously, Seliger served four terms as mayor of Amarillo and was a member of the Amarillo City Commission... Read More →