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Texas Democrats sleep at the Capitol to protest GOP actions in Texas redistricting fight

Some Texas state House Democrats are refusing to leave the chamber, after Republicans required them to sign a form allowing ...

Democratic Texas lawmaker spent night on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

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

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier slept in House chamber after refusing GOP-mandated permission slip to leave

Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a ...

Texas Democrat spends night in Legislature protesting police shadowing in redistricting battle

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas Democrat opted to stay in the state House chamber overnight and into Tuesday rather than allow a ...

Some Texas Democrats to rip up agreements to leave House floor under police escort and return to chamber in protest

Several Texas state House Democrats plan to rip up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a ...
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'Not based on law': Texas GOP's 'critical' admission about redistricting stuns expert

An elections expert said on Sunday that the Texas Republican Party made a "critical" admission about their redistricting efforts, which could cause their efforts to backfire. For the last month, the ...