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Democratic lawmaker defies GOP 'permission slip,' vows to remain in Texas House chamber

I don’t have a plan," state Rep. Nicole Collier told reporters in the gallery Monday afternoon. "I just feel in my heart that ...

Democratic Texas lawmaker passes 24-hour mark on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a ...

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.

Rep. Nicole Collier camps out in House chamber in Democrats' last stand against GOP redistricting

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

Michigan Democrats call Hall’s knee kick to his own appropriations chair ‘unprecedented chaos’

A key Republican legislator announced Tuesday that the Michigan House of Representatives’ full budget plan could land as soon ...

Where Trump is popular, Democrats look to a new crop of candidates to help win back the House

North Carolina farmer Jamie Ager is part of a new crop of Democratic candidates the party is turning to as it tries to ...

Some Texas Democrats rip up agreements to leave House floor under police escort and will spend night in chamber in protest

Several Texas state House Democrats ripped up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a police ...