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Texas Capitol evacuated Tuesday evening after reported threat

The Capitol grounds were closed as protesters gathered in support of Rep. Nicole Collier, who is staying on the House floor in protest.

KABB - FOX San Antonio · 19m

Texas Capitol evacuated amid active shooter threat; Rep. Collier remains inside

Tensions ran high at the Texas State Capitol as an active shooter threat prompted the evacuation of the building on Monday night.State Represen

Hindustan Times on MSN · 21h

Texas Capitol shooting: Active shooter alert prompts evacuation; Austin police take action - Watch

The Texas Capitol building in Austin was partly evacuated on Tuesday amid an active shooter alert. Several state representatives and local media outlets posted videos from the scene, showing chaos. Officers could be seen escorting people off the campus.

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HuffPost on MSN · 6h

More Texas Democrats Spent The Night At The State Capitol In Protest

More Texas House Democrats spent the night at the state Capitol in Austin in support of Rep. Nicole Collier, who wasn’t allowed to leave the building after she refused to consent to a police escort.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Lawmaker spends night in Texas Capitol, and could stay longer. Here's why.

Democratic State Rep. Nicole Collier is hunkering down in the Texas Capitol building in protest of Republican leadership assigning law enforcement officers to monitor the state's Democratic caucus, after dozens fled the state for two weeks in attempts to halt a vote on new congressional maps that would advantage the GOP in next year's elections.

The Seattle Times · 22h

Night at the Capitol: One Democrat’s unexpected protest grips Texas

The imposition of police surveillance by Republican state House leaders on their Democratic colleagues marked the latest front in Texas’ redistricting battle.

Texas House of Representatives, GOP

ABC News on MSN · 7h

Texas House to vote on controversial redistricting plan

After weeks of delays, Texas Republicans who control the state House are slated to begin the process for their controversial redistricting plan.

MSNBC · 1h

Texas House debates redistricting map ahead of final vote to add more GOP seats

The Texas House is debating the GOP's redistricting plan ahead of a final vote that could add five more Republican U.S. House seats. NBC News' Ryan Chandler reports the latest from the statehouse chamber in Austin.

The Boston Globe · 2h

Both parties expect a GOP map in Texas to clear a big hurdle in a national fight over redistricting

The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives on Wednesday kicked off a heated debate over a new congressional map creating five new potential GOP seats that is expected to pass the chamber later in the day as part of a growing national redistricting battle.

2hon MSN

Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don’t let Democrats out of sight after walkout

Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.

Nebraska TV1h

Rep. Collier spends second night at the Capitol amid quorum controversy

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

KXAN Austin on MSN1h

‘Beginning of change’: Mom of missing Mystic camper speaks at Texas Capitol

The mother of the only camper missing from Camp Mystic shared a heartfelt tribute while speaking to the Texas Senate Select ...

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Parents of kids swept away in Texas floods beg lawmakers to protect future campers

Parents of the 27 campers and counselors killed when floodwaters rushed through a girl's summer camp in the Texas Hill Country pleaded with lawmakers Wednesday to pass a bill that would boost camp ...

29mon MSN

Ceta Canyon CEO testifies at Capitol on camp safety after tragedy

Ceta Canyon’s CEO, along with the parents of the children lost in the July 4 flooding from Camp Mystic, testified before the ...

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Fort Worth Democrat confined to the Texas Capitol after quorum break

Collier is among the Texas House Democrats who broke quorum to block mid-decade congressional redistricting. She and at least ...

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4 women arrested for supporting Nicole Collier's lock-in Capitol protest

Shortly after, a protest formed inside the Capitol with chants in support of Collier, including four women sitting outside ...

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East Texas lawmakers weigh in on Texas House Democrats returning to Austin

House Democrats returned to the Texas Capitol on Monday, bringing an end to a two-week quorum break in protest against a bill ...

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