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.
Legislature Eager For More Property Tax Relief Despite Mounting Costs
Over the past three sessions, lawmakers in both chambers of the Texas Legislature passed bills and constitutional amendments to use state money to help...
Startup Planning 30 “Micro” Nuclear Reactors In Texas For Data Centers
Last Energy on Friday announced plans to build 30 “micro” nuclear power plants in North Texas in an attempt to meet energy demands for...
Texas Senate Passes Teacher Bonus, Benefit Expansion Bill
The Texas Senate on Wednesday afternoon unanimously passed a bill that would establish and expand bonuses and benefits for public schoolteachers.
Senate Bill 26, written...
Blacklock Says Legislature Must Raise Judicial Pay This Session
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock on Wednesday delivered his first State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Texas...
Republican Lawmakers Unveil RFK-Branded Nutrition Bills
Republican state senators on Tuesday held a press conference on a package of nutrition bills that aim to “Make Texas Healthy Again,” imitating the...
Bill Would Let Texans Shoot Down Trespassing Drones
A Plano Republican has filed a bill in the house that would let Texas property owners shoot down unmanned aircraft flying over their property,...
Testing Provisions In Voucher Bills Raise Accountability Criticisms
The Texas Legislature’s push to enact a voucher program to use public money to subsidize private education is moving forward, with the Senate approving...
House Debuts Education Package
The chair of the House Education Committee on Thursday filed a pair of education bills that would raise basic school funding, revise testing standards...
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...
