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.
Texas Bills Seek to Open Primaries to Qualifying 17-year-olds
A trio of resolutions in the Texas Legislature would amend the constitution to let some teens on the cusp of legal adulthood vote in...
Mexico Ducks Tariffs for Now, But Laredo Will be Key Indicator
Republican President Donald Trump on Saturday announced sizable new tariffs on imports from Canada and China that will go into effect tomorrow, prompting retaliatory...
Lawmaker Backs “Gulf of America” Switch in Texas Constitution
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretary of the Interior to rename the Gulf of...
Pardoned Houston J6er Wanted for Soliciting Minor in 2016
A Houston man who was arrested and last week pardoned for assaulting police during the 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol is facing local...
Voucher Program Could Top $4.6 Billion if Enrollment Grows
The Senate’s flagship bill to subsidize private school and homeschooling for Texas families would be the largest program of its kind in the United...
Who Is “Poor” Under ESA Bill? Most Texans, Actually.
During the inaugural meeting of the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, Democrats challenged assertions that a $1 billion private school subsidy bill would give...
Abbott Sending 400 More Soldiers to Border
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said he is sending 400 soldiers to the Rio Grande Valley to meet with U.S. Customs and Border...
ICE Conducts Raids Across Texas, U.S.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted “enhanced targeted operations” to detain undocumented migrants across Texas this weekend, following through on President Donald Trump’s campaign...
Abbott Asks Congress for $11 Billion for Border Spending
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is asking Congress to reimburse Texas for $11.1 billion it spent on border security operations and wall construction during former...
House Adopts New Rules With Republican Chairs, Dem Vice Chairs
The Texas House on Thursday voted 116-23 to adopt new rules that will see all committees chaired by Republicans with Democratic vice chairs. The...
