Fort Worth Democrat Nicole Collier refused to sign the permission slip Monday that allow her to leave only if she is shadowed by a DPS agent until the

Texas Democrats are back in Austin after they broke quorum two weeks ago in protest of the state's redistricting plan. State Representative Nicole Collier refused to leave the House chambers on Monday.

The situation is an opportunity for the speaker to bolster his credibility with the right, but he has limited tools to combat a prolonged Democratic absence.

Rep. Nicole Collier has been in the House for more than 10 hours Monday after she has refused to have a Texas state law enforcement officer shadow her if

Civil arrest warrants remain in place for lawmakers who remain out of state, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows said.

The Fort Worth Democrat refused to sign a permission slip that allowed quorum-breaking lawmakers to leave the Capitol while being shadowed by a state trooper.

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows is warning that any absent lawmakers found this weekend will be arrested and brought back to Austin for the start of the seco

A walkout by Democratic legislators in Texas has ended, and Republicans are arranging to push a plan for redrawing the state’s congressional districts through the GOP-controlled Legislature.

With the Democratic quorum break entering its second week, House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Monday that troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety have been dispatched statewide to stake out the homes of the absent members in the effort to return them to the Capitol.