A Texas House member from Fort Worth prepares to spend another night inside the Capitol in a political showdown over the ...

GOP leadership required Democrats to consent to a police escort in order to leave the building. Collier chose to stay instead ...

The standoff began on Monday, when Democratic members returned to the Capitol after being out of the state for more than two ...

The Texas House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday on a Republican-proposed redistricting map after Democratic ...

The Fort Worth Democrat was confined in the Capitol overnight after refusing to be shadowed by state police, a requirement for lawmakers who had left the state.

A Democratic state lawmaker who fled Texas in protest of a GOP redistricting effort is asking a court to let her exit the Capitol, after she was told she needs a police escort to leave the building.

After having fled the state over redistricting legislation, Democratic lawmakers had to agree to have security escorts to leave the chamber. Now, a number are refusing.

The Texas Department of Public Safety evacuated protesters from the Texas Capitol on Tuesday after a reported possible threat ...

The Texas Democrat who slept in the state Capitol on Monday is accusing the state's House speaker of illegally confining her ...

"The government is without any legal authority to detain members when a quorum is not needed to conduct business," reads the ...

State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth is the only Democrat who refused Republican leaders’ orders to sign a permission slip ...

Parts of the Texas Capitol grounds were evacuated and closed to visitors on Tuesday evening after reports of an active shooter threat.The building itself was s ...