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Meet the next 20 speakers joining TribFest 2025
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This November marks 15 years for The Texas Tribune Festival in downtown Austin. Each fall we come together to celebrate the value of conversation, connection and civic curiosity. We gather to understand the ideas — and the people — shaping Texas’ and our nation’s future.
Today we’re excited to announce 20 more influential voices joining this year’s Festival lineup—a mix of first-time speakers bringing fresh perspective and those who’ve led some of our most powerful TribFest conversations in years past. They include:
- Michael Curry, former presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church
- Joe Lonsdale, entrepreneur and co-founder of Palantir and 8VC, who, in 2021, became the founding chairman of the board of the University of Austin
- Beto O’Rourke, former U.S. Representative, D-El Paso
- Katie Phang, journalist, trial lawyer, political commentator and podcaster
- Margaret Spellings, former U.S. secretary of education and CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center
These five join a group of speakers representing a wide range of professions, backgrounds and viewpoints who will opine on a second Trump administration, the upcoming midterm elections, state politics and how those all interact with topics like education, religion, technology, business, the arts and more.
Also joining us for our 15th year are Raney Aronson-Rath, executive producer of “Frontline” on PBS; Jelani Cobb, dean of Columbia Journalism School; John Bolton, former U.S. national security adviser and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; George Conway, contributor to The Atlantic and president of the Society for the Rule of Law; Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis; U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida; Anand Giridharadas, publisher of The Ink; Katrice Hardy, CEO of The Marshall Project; Nathan Hecht, former chief justice, Texas Supreme Court; Peniel Joseph, Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values at UT-Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs; Tarrant County Commissioner Matt Krause; Amanda Litman, president of Run for Something; Jennifer Rubin, editor in chief of The Contrarian; Austin ISD Superintendent Matias Segura; and journalist and author Katherine Stewart.
As we mark 15 years of TribFest this November, we’re excited to welcome both fresh voices and familiar perspectives — speakers who help us make sense of the forces shaping our future. The only thing missing from the conversation is you.
Get your TribFest tickets today and join us this fall.
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Latest as Iran and Israel conflict continues | FOX 7 Austin
SUMMARY: Iran has intensified missile attacks on Israel, marking the conflict’s fourth day. The strikes, targeting civilian areas, are a response to Israeli airstrikes aimed at destroying Iran’s nuclear program. U.S. Embassy offices in Tel Aviv were damaged and remain closed. President Trump, attending the G7 summit in Canada, emphasized Iran must return to negotiations. Reports reveal Trump privately advised Israel against assassinating Iran’s Supreme Leader, though Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu declined to comment on this. Israel’s goals focus on dismantling Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities, with regime change a potential outcome. The U.S. continues supporting Israel amid challenging behind-the-scenes talks.
Iran has stepped up its missile attacks against Israel as the conflict between the two countries continues. FOX’s Doug Luzader has the latest as news came out that President Trump told Israel not to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader.
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TIMELINE: How long did it take Austin Energy to restore power after the May 2025 microburst?
SUMMARY: Following a severe microburst on May 28, 2025, Austin Energy experienced its third-worst outage event, with over 72,500 customers (12.8%) losing power at the peak. Winds reached 85 mph, uprooting trees and damaging power infrastructure. Restoration was complicated by subsequent storms but was fully completed by June 2, about 4 days later. Over 163,000 total outages affected roughly 124,000 customers out of 566,000. The storm damaged 91 poles, 52 transformers, and 32,000 feet of overhead cable. Austin Energy leveraged lessons from past storms, improving incident management, outage communication, and mutual aid coordination, with help from 250 utility crews to restore power efficiently.
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MN shooting suspect Vance Boelter caught alive
SUMMARY: Minnesota authorities have captured 57-year-old Vance Boelter, the suspect accused of fatally shooting State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, in addition to injuring State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. The targeted attack began early Saturday morning with shootings in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, where Boelter, disguised as an officer with a fake police vehicle, was first encountered. The suspect fled, prompting shelter-in-place orders and a manhunt. Both Hortmans died of multiple gunshot wounds, while the Hoffmans remain hospitalized. Authorities recovered multiple weapons from Boelter’s car. The FBI offered a $50,000 reward, and a press conference is expected soon.
Boelter is the suspect who assassinated Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and injured Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. Rep. Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot in their Brooklyn Park home early Saturday morning. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were shot and injured in their Champlin home.
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