Countdown to The Texas Tribune Festival

AUSTIN (KXAN)– The Texas Tribune Festival is set to return to Austin on September 22 – 24. The festival has become an essential event for key players in state politics, but it’s also expanded to include people on the national political stage. More than 260 people are scheduled to speak as part of panels over the three days of the festival.
Texas Tribune co-founder and CEO Evan Smith spoke about the festival Sunday morning on KXAN’s State of Texas. He pointed with pride to