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Texas Democratic legislator is sleeping in the state Capitol after refusing security escort to leave

State Rep. Nicole Collier said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber, now outfitted with a mattress and snacks, until the House reconvenes Wednesday morning.

Texas Democrats Are Being Tracked by Police to Block Repeat Exit

Generations of Texas politicians have sat, voted and debated in the cushioned leather chairs on the floor of the state’s ...

KXAN: Texas state rep stays in House chamber, rejects monitoring by law enforcement

The Texas House is adjourned until Wednesday morning. But one state representative is staying in the chamber, staging a ...

Texas Democratic legislator refuses to leave statehouse

Texas Democratic legislator Nicole Collier says she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House ...

Texas Democratic Lawmakers End Walkout, Setting Stage for Vote on Redrawn Map

A person holds a sign, as protesters begin lining the area near the House chamber before a session as Democratic lawmakers, ...

Texas GOP now faces clear path to redraw congressional maps in Trump-backed push

Texas Republicans now face a clear path to redraw the state’s congressional maps after state House Democrats ended their ...

Texas legislature likely to advance new congressional maps after Democrats return to make quorum

AUSTIN, Texas — For the first time in two weeks, a quorum was met in the Texas House after many Democrats returned to Austin.