The Laura Bush Legacy Fund

Festival production expenses,

ensuring the Texas Book Festival weekend remains free and open to all

Long-term sustainability,

providing reliable annual support as event production costs rise over time

This initiative is about more than financial planning. It’s about making sure Texas continues to have a world- class public literary festival, one that remains free and open to everyone. It is about protecting access for
future generations. It is about honoring the founding vision that made the Texas Book Festival possible in the first place. And, importantly, it’s an invitation to help carry that vision forward.

For more than three decades, the Texas Book Festival has belonged to the people of Texas and it has been free, open, and welcoming to all. It is a place where readers and writers gather in the heart of our great state, where stories are shared across generations, and where the joy of reading becomes a public good. 

That vision began with Mrs. Laura Bush.

Now, Texas Book Festival has an opportunity to honor her founding intent in a lasting way by securing the Festival’s financial future in perpetuity through the creation of the Laura Bush Legacy Fund, an endowment initiative designed to sustain the Festival for generations to come.