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Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier was told she was not free to leave the building after refusing to sign a permission slip requiring a 24-hour police escort.
Other Democratic lawmakers have joined a colleague in staying at the Texas Capitol rather than accept around-the-clock police escorts meant to prevent them from blocking a vote on a Republican plan for redrawing congressional districts.
Republican lawmakers are expected to quickly pass new voting maps, but Democrats still say they were victorious in the standoff.
Texas Republicans now face a clear path to redraw the state’s congressional maps after state House Democrats ended their 15-day walkout and returned to the Capitol on Monday.
The Texas Democrats failed in their effort to stop the Republicans from changing the Congressional maps in Texas, as Democrats in California attempt to also redraw their Congressional maps.
The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.
Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning clarified his grandfather's thoughts about him entering the NFL Draft as he met with the media on Tuesday.
Officials at a Texas university cannot block a student-led LGBTQ+ organization from hosting drag shows on campus, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
A 34-year-old Plano man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the fatal beating and strangulation of his mother, the Collin County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday. Robert Lee Timmons Jr. was convicted in the 2024 death of his mother, Rene Timmons.
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