A state lawmaker has refused to leave the Texas Capitol as Republicans use police to prevent Democrats from fleeing the state over a redistricting vote.

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety.

Former Texas Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke is the preferred candidate among Democratic voters in the state’s 2026 Senate race ...

The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.

Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to around-the-clock surveillance by state Department of Public ...

A Democratic lawmaker is staying in the Texas Capitol rather than accept an around-the-clock police escort that Republicans ...

Texas state Rep. Mihaela Plesa says Democrats' two-week walkout created a "nationwide movement," but she's ready to make a legal case against redistricting.

State Representative Nicole Collier plans to stay in the Texas Capitol until Wednesday in protest against a police escort policy.

Democratic state Representative Nicole Collier spent the night in the Texas Capitol building rather than agree to a police ...

The detainment of State Rep. Nicole Collier has drawn outrage and imagery of Black women’s suffrage in America. Texas State ...

Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier says she remains locked in the House chamber because she wouldn't sign a permission slip to be under escort by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Texas Republicans now face a clear path to redraw the state’s congressional maps after state House Democrats ended their ...