Texas Department of Public Safety troopers have been ordered to provide "around-the-clock escorts" for lawmakers after ...

Texas Democrat Nicole Collier says she is 'locked in' the House chamber after refusing GOP escort rules, sparking protests ...

Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats called “permission slips,” agreeing to ...

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 House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand ...

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

Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier from Fort Worth returned to the Texas Capitol on Monday but says she remains locked ...

Nicole Collier from Fort Worth returned to the Texas Capitol on Monday but says she remains locked inside the Capitol because ...

House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Monday that Democrats who previously left the state could not leave the chamber unless they agreed to having a DPS escort. Collier refused one and must remain in the ...

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