Tag: Texas House
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,…
Texas Democrats have returned home, ending redistricting standoff
Texas Democrats who left the state to stymie Republicans over redistricting have returned to Austin, ending a two-week…
Thousands to join US ‘Fight the Trump Takeover’ protests against Republican redistricting plans
Thousands are expected to gather in cities and towns across 34 states on Saturday for a national day…
Texas megadonor Alex Fairly will fund legal bid to keep GOP lawmakers on the primary ballot
A new Texas GOP megadonor says he plans to fund a legal challenge against the Republican Party of…
Obama praises Texas Democrats and calls state redistricting effort ‘a systematic assault on democracy’
Former President Barack Obama waded into the debate over redistricting in a zoom call with Texas House Democrats…
Obama praises Texas Democrats amid redistricting furor
Former President Barack Obama met Thursday with Texas House Democrats to praise them for leaving the state to…