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 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 ...

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 ...

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

After two weeks fleeing the state, many Texas House Democrats returned, and a quorum was reached on Monday. More than two ...