Tag: Texas House
Kamala Harris Praises Texas Democrat Who Defied GOP Order: A Hero 'Of This Moment'
Kamala Harris Praises Texas Democrat Who Defied GOP Order: A Hero 'Of This Moment'
Smithsonian, Immigration, DC, Texas redistricting, Covid-19
Hurricane Erin may not be forecast to make landfall, but the sprawling Category 2 storm is still going…
Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier slept in House chamber after refusing GOP-mandated permission slip to leave
Claim:In August 2025, Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, slept overnight in the state House chamber because…
Texas Rep. Nicole Collier alleges “illegal confinement” by GOP
Rep. Nicole Collier, the Democratic state lawmaker who spent Monday night inside the Texas Capitol, is asking a…
Texas Democrat sleeps in chambers after refusing GOP law enforcement escort mandate
A trio of Texas Democrats slept overnight in the state house instead of traveling home with a mandated…
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…
Texas Democrat Locked in State Capitol for Refusing Mandatory Escort
Texas state representative Nicole Collier speaks during a House Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee hearing in Washington,…
Texas Rep. staying in House chamber after rejecting DPS monitoring
AUSTIN (Nexstar) – The Texas House is adjourned until Wednesday morning. But one State Rep. is staying in…
Democrats get police escorts to prevent a new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats who ended a walkout found themselves shadowed by law enforcement officers to…
Democratic-aligned nonprofit, civil rights groups ready to sue over Texas congressional map
Several Democratic-aligned and civil rights groups are readying to sue over a proposed set of new congressional lines…
Texas Democrats return to the state as GOP pushes ahead with redistricting
Texas House Democrats who fled their state to stall a Republican redistricting effort returned on Monday, ending their…
Democrat Colin Allred calls Texas redistricting destructive, criticizes Cornyn FBI request
U.S. Senate hopeful Colin Allred said Texas’ latest redistricting maps undermine democracy and weaken minority communities’ political power,…