A Texas House Democrat was confined in the Capitol overnight after she refused a police escort Republican leaders imposed on ...

Nicole Collier had refused to sign a “permission slip” to leave the chamber. Most of her Democratic colleagues complied.

A person holds a sign, as protesters begin lining the area near the House chamber before a session as Democratic lawmakers, ...

Texas Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier grabbed her bonnet and pillow to sleep on the state floor in protest to having police tracking her.

Texas Democrat Nicole Collier said she won’t sign “permission slip” to leave the chamber, which would require accepting round ...

The standoff with Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier comes as the Texas legislature moves forward with new congressional maps.

“The state of Texas has no right to dictate to children how many gods to worship, which gods to worship, or whether to ...

A Democratic Texas lawmaker opted to spend the night in the state House chamber and remain there Tuesday rather than allow a ...

The House speaker ordered chamber doors locked, and democratic lawmakers now need written permission to leave.

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a ...

State Representative Nicole Collier plans to stay in the Texas Capitol until Wednesday in protest against a police escort policy.

State Rep. Nicole Collier said she would not fall in line with the GOP House speaker's requirement that Democratic lawmakers ...