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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.
The Fort Worth Democrat was confined in the Capitol overnight after refusing to be shadowed by state police, a requirement ...
The standoff began on Monday, when Democratic members returned to the Capitol after being out of the state for more than two ...
Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a ...
The Capitol grounds were cleared after 7 p.m. as a demonstration against a GOP redistricting plan was about to begin. Texas ...
Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier on Wednesday interrupted a Zoom call promoting Democratic redistricting fights to ...
Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.
Texas Republicans are likely to pass their redistricting plans on Wednesday following weeks of Democrat protests ...