The so-called “permission slips” were issued to Democrats who broke quorum and fled the state in a 15-day fight over GOP gerrymandering. The slips, which they were forced to sign in order to leave the ...

On Wednesday, the Texas House will finally debate a new map for the state’s congressional districts that could give ...

On Wednesday, the Texas House will finally debate a new map for the state's congressional districts that could give ...

Democrats said Republicans in the Texas House crossed a line by detaining them en masse and then assigning state troopers to trail them everywhere they go.

State Rep. Nicole Collier filed a lawsuit to challenge the Texas House's authority to enforce police escorts for lawmakers ...

After Democrats spent several weeks delaying a vote, the Texas House is poised to vote on new congressional district that ...

Debate has begun in the Texas House on a rare mid-decade redistricting proposal that could be crucial for Republicans to maintain control of Congress in the 2026 midterm election. President Donald ...

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

Texas GOP set to pass map adding 5 House seats, triggering national redistricting fight and Democratic retaliation. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

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 ...

Rep. Nicole Collier's refusal to accept an ordered police escort gains support from her Democratic Party colleagues via a grand gesture.