Nicole Collier (D) said at one point in the call ... DPS officer appointment under the rules of the House,” according to Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R). They also have to sign a form saying ...

The gambit has triggered a national redistricting war, with governors of both parties threatening to initiate similar efforts in other states.

Furious national Democrats have vowed payback for the Texas map, with California's legislature poised to approve new maps ...

Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.

Rewrite history, restrict the vote, silence dissent, consolidate power. It is the playbook of strongmen the world over.

Follow here for the latest updates as the Texas House debates President Donald Trump's plan to gerrymander five new GOP ...

House Bill 4, the redistricting legislation, is the only item on the lawmakers' agenda when they reconvene on Wednesday.

Nicole Collier is being courageous in the face of authoritarianism, but what’s happening to her a story of “resistance.” ...

Other Texas Democrats, including from DFW, joined Rep. Nicole Collier after they tore up their “permission slips” to leave ...

In sports, the winning team doesn’t get to rewrite the rules to guarantee it’ll never lose again. In a democracy, the same ...

The first domino in a growing national redistricting battle is likely to fall Wednesday as the Republican-controlled Texas legislature is expected to pass a new congressional map creating five new ...

Rep. Nicole Collier gets surprise phone call from former Vice President Kamala Harris during her second night sleeping on ...