Sam Stockbridge
Sam Stockbridge is an award-winning reporter covering politics and the legislature. When he isn’t wonking out at the Capitol, you can find him birding or cycling around Austin.
Wu Talks With RA: 2024, Chairmanship, Speaker’s Race, Bipartisanship
The Texas Legislature is preparing to enter its 89th session on Tuesday, and Houston Democratic Rep. Gene Wu, the new chair of the House...
GOP Adding Pressure in Speaker Race as Session Draws Near
The start of the 89th session of the Texas Legislature on Tuesday inches ever closer, but wide divisions in the race for the House...
Affordable Housing to be Hot Topic for State Lawmakers
Affordable housing is likely to be a big topic of discussion when the Legislature meets for its 89th session on Tuesday. A changed legal...
Texas Schools Urge Int’l Students To Return To US Before Trump Inauguration
Ahead of President-Elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, several Texas universities are urging international students to return from holiday travels early, the Houston Chronicle...
As Texas Porn Law Heads to Supreme Court, TN Judge Blocks Similar Measure
A federal judge last week temporarily blocked a Tennessee law that would have required pornographic sites to verify that visitors are at least 18...
Plano Private School Closure
The sudden closure of a small private school in Plano has left families and teachers scrambling to recover tuition and missing pay while looking...
