Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune
Alex Samuels is a political reporter for The Texas Tribune.
Texas Senate passes school safety bill intended to prevent mass shootings
In the first legislative session after the deadly mass shooting at Santa Fe High School, the Texas Senate nearly unanimously approved a sweeping school...
Texas House votes to legalize the farming of industrial hemp
The Texas House on Tuesday gave broad preliminary approval to a bill that would allow farmers in the state to legally grow industrial hemp...
Medical cannabis expansion has high support in the Texas Legislature. But Dan Patrick might...
State Rep. Stephanie Klick, R-Fort Worth, was on the floor of the Texas House in 2015 trying to convince her colleagues to open up...
Santa Fe official testifies in somber committee hearing on school safety bills
The Senate Education Committee was marked by a somber tone Tuesday as lawmakers held their first hearing on school safety proposals since the mass...
Broad Texas school safety bill proposes threat assessment teams, expanded emergency training
Texas’ Senate education chairman on Monday unveiled a sweeping school safety measure that touches on strengthening school security, “hardening” school infrastructure and mental health...
Texas Senate panel advances bill banning cities from adopting sick leave ordinances
The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee this morning speedily advanced the first bill that’s not dubbed an emergency item by Gov. Greg Abbott: one...
