A Democratic state lawmaker who fled Texas in protest of a GOP redistricting effort is asking a court to let her exit the Capitol, after she was told she needs a police escort to leave the building.

Texas State Representative Nicole Collier has emerged as a key figure in the state’s ongoing electoral map controversy.

Democratic State Rep. Nicole Collier is hunkering down in the Texas Capitol building in protest of Republican leadership assigning law enforcement officers to monitor the state's Democratic caucus, ...

The Capitol grounds were cleared after 7 p.m. as a demonstration against a GOP redistricting plan was about to begin. Texas ...

Shortly after, a protest formed inside the Capitol with chants in support of Collier, including four women sitting outside ...

Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a ...

The Texas State Capitol was cleared of visitors Tuesday evening and closed to the public after a social media threat, the ...

The Texas Capitol building in Austin was partly evacuated on Tuesday amid an active shooter alert. Several state ...