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Texas Democrat locked inside Capitol after refusing to sign slip for mandatory escort

Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier says she remains locked in the House chamber because she wouldn't sign a permission slip ...

Texas Democratic legislator to stay in state capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave

Collier is a seven-term Democratic lawmaker and former chair of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus who also represents a ...

Texas legislature likely to advance new congressional maps after Democrats return to make quorum

AUSTIN, Texas — For the first time in two weeks, a quorum was met in the Texas House after many Democrats returned to Austin.

Texas Democrats return home, Trump rails about mail-in voting in latest U.S. midterm manoeuvres

Democratic lawmakers who fled their state to stymie Republican plans to redraw political maps at the behest of President ...

Trump, Abbott vs. Newsom: Mad dash to redo congressional maps in California, Texas

High-stakes redistricting battles unfold in Texas and California as Republicans and Democrats push new congressional maps ahead of 2026 midterm elections.

Bomb scares and phony pizza deliveries: Democrats who fled Texas grapple with security threats

The threats reached a point where a group of state lawmakers quietly switched Chicago-area hotels and made an internal pact ...