LGBTQ+ Texans fought to be recognized. That work is eroding under a conservative pressure campaign.
Conservative activists argue they’re protecting women and rebalancing the law that Democrats tilted in favor of LGBTQ+ people.
UT-Austin silent on Trump compact as deadline approaches
Most other invited universities have rejected the administration’s offer tying priority federal funding to campus policy changes.
The 2025 Texas Tribune Festival in photos
Images from this year’s festival, which ended Saturday in Austin.
Texas National Guard troops to be recalled from Illinois soon, according to reports
Several media outlets, quoting anonymous federal officials, reported that hundreds of Texas troops could be coming home soon from the Chicago area after their activation was halted by a federal court.
Watch: Abby Phillip speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The CNN anchor talks about her new book about Black political power with CBS contributor Mark Whitaker at 10:45 a.m. Saturday.
Watch: Walter Isaacson speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The biographer and historian talks about his new book with John Avlon of The Bulwark at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Texas superintendents say school takeovers aren’t a sustainable way to boost student learning
School district leaders said the state’s increasing reliance on takeovers to improve academic performance threatens local control. The emergence of private school vouchers could pose another challenge.
Watch: Chris Hayes speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The MSNBC anchor talks about his new book with Texas Tribune co-founder Evan Smith at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Watch: Adam Schiff speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The Democratic U.S. senator from California sits down with journalist Terry Moran at 2:15 p.m. Saturday.
Sanjay Gupta says Americans have unique “disdain for pain” and should turn to brain’s natural painkillers for relief
During The Texas Tribune Festival’s closing keynote, the neurosurgeon said that for decades, pain management wrongly treated the body “as totally separate from the brain.”