Texas Tribune Festival 2019

Svitek covers politics for the Tribune and has served as editor of The Blast, the Tribune's subscription-only daily newsletter for political insiders. Previously, he worked for the Houston Chronicle’s Austin bureau and interned at The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, Huffington... Read More →

Garza is the founder of The LIBRE Initiative and The LIBRE Institute, two nonprofits that work to inform and mobilize the U.S. Hispanic community. He currently serves as executive director of The LIBRE Initiative. Previously, Garza served as associate director of the Office of Public... Read More →

Lilly is the president and CEO of the political consulting firm Lilly & Company, which works with many congressional leaders, state legislators and Texas Supreme Court members. Previously, she worked as a staffer for Railroad Commissioner Barry Williamson, and she has worked in every... Read More →

Roe founded the Republican consulting firm Axiom Strategies in 2006. In 2008 he coordinated phone contact and GOTV efforts for then-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s presidential campaign. Roe also worked on Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaigns and ran U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s 2015... Read More →

Steinhauser is a partner at the public relations and political consulting company Steinhauser Strategies. Previously, he worked as U.S. Sen. John Cornyn's campaign manager in 2014 and served as a political strategist for U.S. Reps. Dan Crenshaw and Michael McCaul. Steinhauser also... Read More →