The senator from West Virginia — who’s at the center of so much 2024 speculation — joins us Sept. 23 for the big finish of our annual ideas conference.
Matt Ewalt
Matt Ewalt joined The Texas Tribune as senior director of events and live journalism in March 2023. He previously worked at Chautauqua Institution in Western New York in various roles, including vice president and Emily and Richard Smucker Chair for Education and editor of The Chautauquan Daily. Serving alongside the Tribune's events team, Matt is responsible for the strategic vision and execution of the Tribune’s live journalism, which includes The Texas Tribune Festival and year-round events across Texas aimed at fostering civic engagement and democratic participation. He lives in Austin.
T-Squared: The Texas Tribune Festival welcomes NBCUniversal News Group leaders to lineup
Rebecca Blumenstein, Chuck Todd and Chris Hayes are among the slate of new program announcements.
T-Squared: The wait is over. Our full program for TribFest23 is here!
We’re bringing people together for talks that will examine education, Texas’ energy future, the 2024 races for U.S. Senate and president, and the state of democracy.
T-Squared: We’ve added 100 new speakers to the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival program
Dive into the latest list of names, which features change-makers who will take part in deep and meaningful conversations about our state and nation.
Get your tickets now for the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
Our first slate of this year’s big-name speakers is out, and we’ll have plenty to talk about with them at this year’s event.

