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Texas rep spends second night of redistricting protest in state Capitol

NicoleCollier95 via XTexas State Representative Nicole Collier hunkered down for a second night in the state's Capitol ...

Texas Democratic legislator is sleeping in the state Capitol after refusing security escort to leave

State Rep. Nicole Collier said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber, now outfitted with a mattress and snacks, until the House reconvenes Wednesday morning.

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier slept in House chamber after refusing GOP-mandated permission slip to leave

Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a ...

Texas Democrats end walkout over redistricting as California prepares to retaliate

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats ended a two-week walkout Monday that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional ...

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 ...

Texas Rep. Nicole Collier alleges "illegal confinement" by GOP after refusing police escort to leave Capitol

A Democratic state lawmaker who fled Texas in protest of a GOP redistricting effort is asking a court to let her exit the Capitol, after she was told she needs a police escort to leave the building.

Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate

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

Texas Dems Would Back Beto O’Rourke For Third Time: POLL

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

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

Texas Democrats are joining a colleague who can’t leave the state Capitol because she won’t agree to having law enforcement ...

Texas Democrats who fled state in protest of gerrymandering return home, restoring quorum

The chairman of the state Democratic Party said the lawmakers “are coming back to fight these racist maps in the legislature and then in the courts.” ...