State Rep. Nicole Collier, joined by her Democratic colleagues, spent the last two nights sleeping in the House chamber at ...

Texas' Republican-led legislature is expected to approve new congressional maps that add five new House seats that the GOP ...

The Texas House will vote today on a controversial redistricting plan that was delayed for two weeks by Democratic lawmakers who left the state in protest. NBC News’ Ryan Chandler reports the latest ...

The Texas House is set to vote on House Bill 4, which would implement new districts for Texas U.S. House members in favor of Republicans.

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 Monday, Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats called “permission slips,” agreeing to around-the-clock surveillance by state Department of Public ...

DPS said the person had made threats online to go to the Capitol and shoot and kill 'those who will not allow lawmakers to ...

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

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

After having fled the state over redistricting legislation, Democratic lawmakers had to agree to have security escorts to leave the chamber. Now, a number are refusing.

After weeks of delays, Texas Republicans who control the state House are slated to begin the process for their controversial ...

Several Texas Democrats joined state Rep. Nicole Collier (D) on Tuesday to protest new guidelines preventing party members from leaving the House chambers without a police escort and signed ...