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Watch: What the Texas wildfires mean to the Panhandle region

By Erin Cobb, The Texas Tribune Updated: March 8, 2024

Hemphill County Judge Lisa Johnson said the region has been overwhelmed with the response of support, but work remains. Full Story

Panelists at Tribune event discuss how to keep downtowns vibrant post-pandemic

By Annie Xia Updated: April 18, 2024

The Texas Tribune partnered with the LBJ School of Public Affairs Urban Lab for a panel conversation on the challenges and opportunities facing Texas downtowns. Full Story

Watch a Texas Tribune conversation on how new laws are affecting public education in Texas

By Annie Xia Updated: April 16, 2024

As we approach the end of the school year, we reviewed how public schools were impacted by new legislation, how they’ve reacted and what challenges remain. Full Story

Interfaith collaboration is vital to solving today’s massive challenges, community leaders say

By Ikram Mohamed Updated: March 27, 2024

During a conversation hosted in Houston by The Texas Tribune, panelists talked about the importance of building bridges among different faiths despite politics often causing divisions within institutions. Full Story

In this Texas Tribune conversation, which is part of our “We the Texans” project looking at the state of democracy in Texas, we’ll talk with faith leaders about improving their communities, getting past the daily vitriol we hear in public discourse and what guidance they give to people who are losing faith in our systems and institutions. — Credit: Alfredo Palacios/The Texas Tribune

In El Paso, panelists stress area’s collaboration, slam false portrayals

By Erin Cobb and Nina Banks Updated: April 12, 2024

During a Texas Tribune symposium, speakers discussed how the region’s mind-set of working together to solve problems can benefit other parts of the state. Panelists also said inaccurate narratives around immigration and border security only hurt progress. Full Story

How Texas is playing a major role in the race to develop clean energy technologies

By Alejandra Martinez Updated: March 28, 2024

The federal government is pouring billions of dollars into developing clean power sources. In this conversation hosted by The Texas Tribune in Houston, panelists discussed how Texas companies are playing a major role in emerging technologies like hydrogen and geothermal. Full Story

Texans discuss health of state’s democracy at Tribune event

By Nina Banks and Sejal Govindarao Updated: Feb. 27, 2024

Sessions at the event, held at the University of Houston-Downtown, tackled voter turnout, local governance, community news and more. Full Story

Child care costs in Texas pose a major challenge. These panelists discussed potential solutions.

By Erin Cobb, The Texas Tribune Updated: March 19, 2024

At a Texas Tribune event held with the LBJ School of Public Affairs’ Urban Lab, experts discussed a unified approach to working with the Texas Legislature to secure funding that would benefit employers, working parents and the broader Texas economy. Full Story