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Building on a 15-year tradition of bringing together the most impactful voices in politics, policy and media, we’re thrilled to announce three more big names for this year’s Texas Tribune Festival, Nov. 13-15 in downtown Austin.

Joining the 2025 TribFest lineup are former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland , state Sen. Joan Huffman , R-Houston, and Jake Tapper , anchor for CNN’s “The Lead” and “State of the Union.”

Haaland served as one of the first Native American women in Congress and then made history as secretary of interior during the Biden administration. Now, she's running to be the next governor of New Mexico. If she wins, she’d make histor

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