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.

According to an FBI report published in 2013, unarmed civilians shut down more active shooter situations than armed civilians did in 160 scenarios between 2000 and 2013.

After all, the president himself is a former primetime star.

For over a hundred years, marijuana has been demonized and dismissed by Texans. With more states reconsidering laws and stigmas about cannabis, is it possible for us to have a change of heart?