Blaise Gainey
Texas Capitol ReporterBlaise Gainey is the youngest of three siblings, a loving husband and a father of two.
He covers state politics for The Texas Newsroom.
He previously worked at Nashville Public Radio, where he reported on state politics, elections and breaking news. Prior to that, he covered state politics in Tallahassee, Florida, at WFSU, the local NPR station.
While at WFSU, Blaise won a Regional Edward R. Murrow in Hard News for his coverage of the police shooting death of .
His work has aired on the BBC, NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered and a myriad of national newscasts. He’s also made live appearances on PBS NewsHour and local television stations in Nashville and Tallahassee.
Gainey grew up in Central Florida, then moved to North Florida for college and stayed for work.
He has an undergraduate degree from Florida A&M University.
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After 140 days at the Capitol in Austin, Texas� 2025 legislative session has ended. In all, state legislators passed more than 1,200 bills. While some lawmakers believe great work was done this year, others feel less optimistic. -
Uno de los proyectos de ley más debatidos en la sesión legislativa de Texas 2025 ha sido aprobado por ambas cámaras y se dirige al gobernador Greg Abbott para su firma. El proyecto de ley 2 de la Cámara de Representantes proporciona $8,500 millones de financiación adicional para el sistema de escuelas públicas del estado. -
Texas' $8.5B school funding plan is headed to Abbott's desk. What it means for students and teachersOne of the most highly debated bills in Texas� 2025 legislative session has passed both chambers and heads to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. House Bill 2 provides $8.5 billion in additional funding for the state’s public school system.
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Lawmakers might tie disparate issues � like school funding and THC bans � as leverage to see their priority bills through. -
Texas Senate panel debates sweeping, $8 billion school funding bill after making significant changesThe Texas House originally passed House Bill 2, a multibillion-dollar school funding package, in April. But the version of the legislation heard Thursday by a panel of Texas senators includes several significant changes from what the House approved. -
Rep. Lauren Ashley Simmons was elected in November to represent District 146 in the Texas House. She sat down with The Texas Newsroom to lay out the details of her life before running for office. -
The Texas House voted 87-58 to approve Senate Bill 1257 on Monday. The measure requires health care providers who provide gender transition health care to also cover any care related to “adverse effects and reversals.� -
The Texas House was scheduled to debate two bills on Friday that advocates say would negatively impact the state’s LGBTQ+ community. -
Texas lawmakers are steps away from passing a bill that would prevent governments from enforcing extreme risk protection orders. Those allow firearms to be temporarily removed from a person when they’re deemed a serious risk of harming themselves or others. -
La amplia legislación crea las Cuentas de Ahorro para la Educación, que permiten a los padres utilizar el dinero de los impuestos estatales para sufragar los costos de la educación privada. Con mil millones de dólares de financiación inicial, el programa de Texas es el mayor plan de este tipo del paÃs.
