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

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

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

Nicole Collier, a Democrat representing Fort Worth, claims that she’s been unlawfully locked in the Texas House chambers, ...

Nicole Collier rejects Speaker Dustin Burrows’ pledge to return for Wednesday morning vote on Republican push to redraw state ...

The quorum comes in the second special session. Speaker Burrows asked the doors be locked. Nine teens arrested after brutal ...

A walkout by Democratic legislators in Texas has ended, and Republicans are arranging to push a plan for redrawing the ...

Republicans can move ahead with redrawing Texas’ congressional districts now that Democratic lawmakers have returned to the ...

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

Now that the Texas House has a quorum following Democrats’ two-week absence, lawmakers are back to debate a wide range of ...

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

Democratic State Representative Nicole Collier spent the night on the Texas House floor, refusing to comply with an order from Speaker Dustin Bu ...