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

SMU political science professor Matthew Wilson explains the rarely enforced rules being applied during this second special ...

Sam Parker wears an outfit from "The Handmaid's Tale" as she protests the confinement of Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, ...

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

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

A Texas Democrat has stayed overnight at the state Capitol to protest how the Texas House’s top Republican had dozens of her ...

A Fort Worth lawmaker’s sit-in on the Texas House floor picked up steam late Tuesday as fellow Democrats flocked to her side ...

The Fort Worth Democrat refused to sign a permission slip that allowed quorum-breaking lawmakers to leave the Capitol while ...

Upon returning after a 15-day walkout, Texas House Democrats were asked for consent to be escorted off the floor by DPS ...

Rep. Nicole Collier has been in the House for more than 10 hours Monday after she has refused to have a Texas state law ...

Republicans required their Democratic peers to have an escort to ensure they returned to the chamber on Wednesday following ...