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Texas lawmaker prepares for second night of redistricting protest in state Capitol

After Democrats returned to the Texas statehouse, Republican leadership assigned law enforcement officers to monitor them to ...

Protesters removed from Texas Capitol as redistricting fight heats up

The Capitol grounds were cleared after 7 p.m. as a demonstration against a GOP redistricting plan was about to begin. Texas ...

Democratic Texas lawmaker passes 24-hour mark on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a ...

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 ...

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.

‘Free Nicole’: Fort Worth officials, faith leaders rally in support of state rep

State Rep. Nicole Collier can’t leave the Texas Capitol building because she won’t sign a paper agreeing to a state police ...

Both parties expect a GOP map in Texas to clear a big hurdle in a national fight over redistricting

The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives kicked off a heated debate over a new congressional map creating ...