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Texas Capitol evacuated Tuesday evening after reported threat

The Capitol grounds were closed as protesters gathered in support of Rep. Nicole Collier, who is staying on the House floor in protest.

KABB - FOX San Antonio · 2h

Texas Capitol evacuated amid active shooter threat; Rep. Collier remains inside

Tensions ran high at the Texas State Capitol as an active shooter threat prompted the evacuation of the building on Monday night.State Represen

CBS Austin on MSN · 1h

Parts of Texas Capitol evacuated after social media threat amid redistricting protests

Parts of the Texas Capitol grounds were evacuated and closed to visitors on Tuesday evening after reports of an active shooter threat.The building itself was s

Texas Democrat spends night in state Capitol

KEYE Austin on MSN · 33m

Rep. Collier spends second night at the Capitol amid quorum controversy

The standoff began on Monday, when Democratic members returned to the Capitol after being out of the state for more than two weeks due to a controversial redistricting map. Rep. Collier refused to agree to leave the chamber under the surveillance of the Department of Public Safety.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Lawmaker spends night in Texas Capitol, and could stay longer. Here's why.

Democratic State Rep. Nicole Collier is hunkering down in the Texas Capitol building in protest of Republican leadership assigning law enforcement officers to monitor the state's Democratic caucus, after dozens fled the state for two weeks in attempts to halt a vote on new congressional maps that would advantage the GOP in next year's elections.

HuffPost on MSN · 12h

More Texas Democrats Spent The Night At The State Capitol In Protest

More Texas House Democrats spent the night at the state Capitol in Austin in support of Rep. Nicole Collier, who wasn’t allowed to leave the building after she refused to consent to a police escort.

Texas House takes up redistricting map

ABC News on MSN · 25m

Texas House passes new GOP-friendly congressional maps

A fter a long day of debate, the Texas House of Representatives passed Republican-favored congressional maps Wednesday evening that could flip five districts red by merging Democratic seats in the Houston,

The Washington Post · 6h

The Latest: Texas GOP has their quorum to vote on new gerrymandered district map

The Republican-controlled Texas Legislature is poised to vote soon on a redistricting plan that resulted from prodding by President Donald Trump

LA Times on MSN · 16m

Texas House advances redistricting plan that could give GOP 5 more congressional seats

Texas' Republican-led Legislature is expected to give final approval to new congressional maps that add five new House seats that the GOP could win.

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Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don’t let Democrats out of sight after walkout

Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.

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Fort Worth Democrat confined to the Texas Capitol after quorum break

Collier is among the Texas House Democrats who broke quorum to block mid-decade congressional redistricting. She and at least ...

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4 women arrested for supporting Nicole Collier's lock-in Capitol protest

Shortly after, a protest formed inside the Capitol with chants in support of Collier, including four women sitting outside ...

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Parents of kids swept away in Texas floods beg lawmakers to protect future campers

On Wednesday, McCown joined other Camp Mystic parents, some wearing buttons memorializing “Heaven’s 27,” in demanding that ...

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Democratic Texas lawmaker spent night on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican ...

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Texas Dems return to Capitol for Republicans’ U.S. House map overhaul

Texas Democrats say they are ending a two-week walkout that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts.

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