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 ...

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

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

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

A Democratic Texas state lawmaker who spent the night on the Texas House floor rather than accept a police escort slammed the ...

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

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

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night in the Austin statehouse and plans to stay there until Wednesday's session ...

"The government is without any legal authority to detain members when a quorum is not needed to conduct business," reads the ...

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