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.
Senate Unanimously OKs Substitute Teacher Pay Raise Bill
The Senate Education Committee on Thursday unanimously recommended a committee substitute bill to increase pay and expand benefits for Texas teachers, sending the bill...
A Senate Bill Would Expand Performance Bonuses For Teachers. Here’s How.
Today the Senate Education Committee will discuss a wide-ranging teacher pay bill that would expand performance bonuses for public teachers, preschool free for their...
Abbott Warns Texas to Brace for Extreme Weather
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday urged Texans to prepare for an onslaught of extreme weather around the state this week, starting with an...
Abbott Voucher Rally Venue Illustrates a Problem With Vouchers
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday evening rallied private school parents behind a private school subsidy program that is one of his biggest...
Abbott Holds Voucher Rally at San Antonio Private School
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday held a rally in a San Antonio private school to urge parents to support public subsidies for...
State School Spending Still Not Catching 14 Years Of Inflation
Despite boasts from Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that Texas school funding has grown under his watch and is at an “all-time high,” state spending...
Abbott Concedes That True “School Choice” Would Cost Public Schools
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday conceded that subsidizing private schools actually would take away funding from public schools, something he and other proponents...
Texas Senate Sends Property Tax Exemption To House
The Texas Senate on Thursday quickly and unanimously passed a pair of policies to expand a property tax exemption for homeowners to cushion homeowners...
Speaker Burrows Announces Committee Assignments
Shortly after the Texas House adjourned today, Speaker Dustin Burrows released the long-awaited committee assignments for the session. The appointments will shape the legislative...
Senate Committee OKs Homeowner Tax Cut
A Senate committee on Tuesday unanimously advanced a bill that would again cut state property tax revenues to try to insulate homeowners from rising...
