Democrat State Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night in the Texas House chamber to avoid surveillance by state officers as Republicans push to redraw U.S. House maps, igniting a partisan battle.

Republicans in the Texas House require Democrats to sign agreements for constant surveillance by state officers. Rep. Nicole ...

Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier will remain in the chamber until Wednesday after refusing a state trooper escort.

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

The Trump administration has been snatching delivery drivers off the street mid-order as part of their sweeping federal ...

Democratic Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier spent Monday night on the state's House floor after refusing Texas Republicans' ...

Dozens of Democrats left the state earlier this month to block a redistricting plan that would add up to five GOP-held ...

“This is just my way of resisting,” said Texas state representative Nicole Collier after Republicans ordered Democrats to be ...

I refused,” Democratic Representative Nicole Collier told NPR’s Texas branch. “I refused to sign the permission slip to be able to leave the Capitol. I disagree with that authoritarian tactic that ...

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 ...