Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats called “permission slips,” agreeing to ...

The Texas House is set to vote on a congressional redistricting plan that could be crucial for Republicans to hold control of ...

Texas House Democrat Rep. Nicole Collier refuses police escort, stays in Capitol overnight to protest GOP redistricting plan.

Other Texas Democrats, including from DFW, joined Rep. Nicole Collier after they tore up their “permission slips” to leave ...

A Texas House Democrat was confined in the Capitol overnight after she refused a police escort that Republican leaders ...

The standoff began on Monday, when Democratic members returned to the Capitol after being out of the state for more than two ...

The Fort Worth Democrat was confined in the Capitol overnight after refusing to be shadowed by state police, a requirement for lawmakers who had left the state.

Texas GOP poised to approve map gerrymandered for their advantage - The first domino in a growing national redistricting ...

Locking Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous,” said Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. “Forcing ...

Rep. Suleman Lalani, among the Democrats who fled the state to delay GOP redistricting efforts, had a constant law ...

Nicole Collier started it when she refused to sign what Democrats ... Vince Perez, of El Paso, stayed overnight with Collier, who represents a minority-majority district in Fort Worth. On Tuesday, ...

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