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 ...

State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth is the only Democrat who refused Republican leaders’ orders to sign a permission slip ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

A Democratic Texas lawmaker opted to spend the night in the state House chamber and remain there Tuesday rather than allow a ...