On Monday, Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats called “permission slips,” agreeing to around-the-clock surveillance by state Department of Public ...

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican ...

Her overnight stay stemmed from Republicans in the Texas House requiring returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats ...

A Democratic Texas lawmaker has chosen to spend the night in the state House chamber to avoid being shadowed by law ...

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

The protest temporarily blocked House Republicans from having a quorum to move the redistricting plan forward and drew national attention to President Donald Trump's effort to avo ...

The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.

On Monday, House Democrats announced they were back in Austin. With their return, the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature ...

After two weeks out of state, Democratic lawmakers returned to Austin, paving the way for Republicans to pass their proposed ...

The national party is seeking to frame the quorum break as galvanizing event for Democrats. Texas Republicans are likely to ...

AUSTIN, Texas — On Monday, several House Democrats returned to Texas for the second special legislative session. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for the second special session to start just hours after ...