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 ...

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

John Deere has been hit hard by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The farm equipment manufacturer and industry bellwether ...

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

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

Democratic Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier returned to the Capitol on Monday but says she remains locked inside the building ...

Democratic State Rep. Nicole Collier is protesting on the House floor after refusing Republican demand for constant monitoring by the Department of Public Safety. Upon returning to Austin, Democrats, ...

Texas Democrat Nicole Collier said she won’t sign “permission slip” to leave the chamber, which would require accepting round ...

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

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

The House speaker ordered chamber doors locked, and democratic lawmakers now need written permission to leave.

The Texas House is adjourned until Wednesday morning. But one State Rep. is staying in the chamber, staging a protest that’s gaining attention. Before the House ...