On a breezy Saturday evening, roughly 55,000 people packed into Auditorium Shores for the Turn Out For Texas rally.

The level of interest in this year’s Texas Tribune Festival was bolstered by the amount of high-profile speakers who agreed to participate.

The Texas Tribune Festival, an Austin staple for the past eight years, kicks off downtown today with a keynote featuring former Secretary of State John Kerry.

Presenting the largest program in its history, the seventh annual Texas Tribune Festival sparked dozens of political discussions throughout the weekend.

From Sept. 22 to 24, students and professionals of all interests will gather to attend the seventh annual Texas Tribune Festival at the University of Texas at Austin.