After two weeks out of state, Democratic lawmakers returned to Austin, paving the way for Republicans to pass their proposed ...

Rep. Rhetta Bowers, D-Rowlett, stands near a press gaggle outside of the Texas House on Aug. 18, 2025. Texas Democrats left ...

Collier is among the Texas House Democrats who broke quorum to block mid-decade congressional redistricting. She and at least ...

State Representative Nicole Collier plans to stay in the Texas Capitol until Wednesday in protest against a police escort policy.

Collier is a seven-term Democratic lawmaker and former chair of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus who also represents a ...

House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Monday that Democrats who previously left the state could not leave the chamber unless they agreed to having a DPS escort. Collier refused one and must remain in the ...

On Monday, House Democrats announced they were back in Austin. With their return, the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature ...

Texas Democrats say they are ending a two-week walkout that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts.

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

About 5,000 people gathered at the Capitol on Saturday to protest President Trump and the Texas Legislature's plan to redraw ...

Republicans can move ahead with redrawing Texas’ congressional districts now that Democratic lawmakers have returned to the ...

Returning Democrats were met with restrictions to their movement, including being under the watchful eye of state police ...