Evan Smith

TribuneFest: Davis on Running for Governor

By Evan Smith Sept. 29, 2013

At the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, gave the clearest indication yet of why and how she'd run for governor. Full Story

TribuneFest: A Conversation With Ted Cruz

By Evan Smith Sept. 28, 2013

Full video of my one-on-one with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz at the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival. Full Story

TribuneFest: Anita Perry on Abortion Rights

By Evan Smith Sept. 28, 2013

At the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival, first lady Anita Perry described the decision to have an abortion as "a woman's right." Full Story

TribuneFest: Cruz on Cornyn

By Evan Smith Sept. 28, 2013

At the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz discussed his relationship with his fellow Texan, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn — and explained why he wouldn't be endorsing him. Full Story

TribuneFest: Cruz on 2016

By Evan Smith Sept. 28, 2013

At the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz addressed the speculation that he plans to run for president in 2016. Full Story

TribuneFest: Cruz on Iran

By Evan Smith Sept. 28, 2013

At the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz reacted to news of the first official contact between the U.S. and Iranian governments since 1979. Full Story

TribLive: Larson and Puente on Proposition 6

By Evan Smith Sept. 26, 2013

On September 24, I talked about the coming constitutional referendum on funding the state water plan with state Rep. Lyle Larson, R-San Antonio, and former state Rep. Robert Puente, D-San Antonio, the president and CEO of the San Antonio Water System. Full Story