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Democratic Texas lawmaker spent night on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

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

Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate

Texas Democrats have ended a two-week walkout that stalled efforts to redraw congressional districts as part of a national ...

Returning Texas House Democrats put on around-the-clock surveillance

The move was an extraordinary step as GOP leaders seek to prevent another disruption in their push to redraw the state's ...

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

The move was an extraordinary step as GOP leaders seek to prevent another disruption in their push to redraw the state's ...

Democrats return to Texas, clearing way for GOP to draw new map

Texas Democratic lawmakers left two weeks ago to block a GOP plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts. They said ...

Texas Democrats end walkout over redistricting as California prepares to retaliate

Democratic leaders say they will return for a second special legislative session after seeing California Democratic leaders ...

Texas Democrats who fled state in protest of gerrymandering return home, restoring quorum

The chairman of the state Democratic Party said the lawmakers “are coming back to fight these racist maps in the legislature and then in the courts.” ...

Texas Democrats weigh their end game and Trump makes his mark on D.C.: From the Politics Desk

Plus, ahead of Friday's summit, Trump threatens “very severe consequences” if Putin doesn’t agree to end the Russia-Ukraine ...