Past Contributions

• T-Squared: TribuneFest by the Numbers

  By Evan Smith Oct. 7, 2013

  Now that we've emerged from our post-Texas Tribune Festival coma — mostly — we can report that this year's three-day gathering was by far our most successful. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: A Conversation With Anita Perry

  By Evan Smith Oct. 4, 2013

  Full video of my one-on-one with Anita Perry, the first lady of Texas, at the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: Steve Murdock on Texas in 2050

  By Evan Smith Oct. 3, 2013

  Full video of former state demographer Steve Murdock's presentation, "Texas in 2050: It's All Over for the Anglos," at the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: A Conversation With Joe Straus

  By Evan Smith Oct. 3, 2013

  Full video of Jay Root's one-on-one with Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, at the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival. Full Story 

• TribLive: Huffman and Ritter on Proposition 6

  By Evan Smith Oct. 2, 2013

  On Oct. 1, I talked about the coming constitutional referendum on funding the state water plan with Laura Huffman, state director of The Nature Conservancy of Texas, and state Rep. Allan Ritter, R-Nederland, the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: A Conversation About Turning Texas Blue

  By Evan Smith Oct. 2, 2013

  At the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival, Battleground Texas Senior Adviser Jeremy Bird, state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, and former Houston Mayor Bill White talked about what it will take to make Democrats competitive in Texas again. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: What Does the Tea Party Want?

  By Evan Smith Oct. 1, 2013

  Full video of my conversation about the Tea Party with former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey; state Reps. Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth, and Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford; and grassroots leaders JoAnn Fleming, Julie McCarty and Debra Medina. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: A Conversation With David Dewhurst

  By Evan Smith Oct. 1, 2013

  Full video of Ross Ramsey's one-on-one with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst at the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: A Conversation with Three AG Candidates

  By Evan Smith Oct. 1, 2013

  Full video of Reeve Hamilton's sit-down with three candidates for Texas Attorney General — state Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas; state Sen. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney; and Railroad Commission Chairman Barry Smitherman — at the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: A Conversation With Wendy Davis

  By Evan Smith Sept. 29, 2013

  Full video of my one-on-one with state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, at the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival. Full Story