THE SAN ANTONIO–AUSTIN MEGAREGION

Henry Cisneros was the mayor of San Antonio from 1981 to 1989 and served as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development during the Bill Clinton administration from 1993 to 1997. He is the coauthor of The Texas Triangle: An Emerging Power in the Global Economy and The Austin–San Antonio Megaregion: Opportunity and Challenge in the Lone Star State. He is cofounder and chairman of New York City–based American Triple I and part owner of New York City–based Siebert Williams Shank & Co. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.

Robert Rivard is a longtime Texas journalist, former Newsweek senior editor, the author of Trail of Feathers: Searching for Philip True (2005), and cofounder of the Rivard Report, now rebranded as the San Antonio Report. He currently serves as host of the bigcitysmalltown podcast in San Antonio.

Bob joins the Book Festival to discuss his latest book, The Austin–San Antonio Megaregion: Opportunity and Challenge in the Lone Star State.