Ahead of Super Tuesday, join The Texas Tribune for a conversation about what's at stake in the state's March 5 primary elections.Â
Our panel of experts will discuss the races up and down the ballot. We'll analyze the presidential campaign. We'll dive into the Democratic race to take on U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. We'll also talk about the politics surrounding the battles for spots in the Texas Legislature.
Join us at 9 a.m. Wednesday, February 21, at the Tribune's Studio 919 and online to get all the insight about what Texas voters will be deciding and what it means for Republicans, Democrats and Texans as a whole.
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Panelists include Karen Brooks Harper, health and human services reporter for The Texas Tribune; Zach Despart, Texas Tribune politics reporter; and Jasper Schrerer, state politics reporter, The Houston Chronicle. Moderator for the event is Rebekah Allen, politics editor for The Texas Tribune.
Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. at the Tribune’s Studio 919, located at 919 Congress Ave., Sixth Floor, in Austin.
The hourlong conversation will begin at 9 a.m. Parking will not be provided; street and garage parking as well as ride-sharing are recommended.
Complimentary coffee will be available.
This in-person event will be livestreamed for virtual attendees and will be available to watch on demand afterward at texastribune.org/events.
Email us at events@texastribune.org
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Despart is a politics reporter for The Texas Tribune. He investigates power — who wields it, how and to what ends — in Texas government. He covered the Uvalde school shooting extensively, including a groundbreaking investigation on the role the gunman’s rifle played in the disastrous police response. He previously covered Harris County for the Houston Chronicle.
Karen Brooks Harper reports on the state budget and health and human services. An alumna of the University of Missouri-Columbia Journalism School, Karen arrived in Texas in 1995 to join the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, spent several years in Laredo and Mexico covering immigration and the drug war for Knight-Ridder newspapers, and has covered Texas politics for more than two decades for news organizations including the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Dallas Morning News and Reuters. She is based in Austin.
Scherer covers Texas politics and government for the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News. He joined the Hearst Austin bureau in 2021 after nearly three years as a city hall reporter for the Chronicle and a prior stint covering Bexar County for the Express-News. He has also reported on local politics for both papers.
Rebekah Allen is the politics editor for The Texas Tribune, where she previously served as the news editor. Before joining the Tribune, she worked as a statehouse reporter for The Dallas Morning News. Previously, she was an investigative reporter and statehouse reporter for The Advocate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and an education reporter at the Pensacola News Journal in Florida.