The Texas Democrat who slept in the state Capitol on Monday is accusing the state's House speaker of illegally confining her ...

Texas Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier grabbed her bonnet and pillow to sleep on the state floor in protest to having police tracking her.

A Texas House Democrat was confined in the Capitol overnight after she refused a police escort Republican leaders imposed on ...

Fort Worth Democrat Nicole Collier refused to sign the permission slip Monday that allow her to leave only if she is shadowed ...

The national party is seeking to frame the quorum break as galvanizing event for Democrats. Texas Republicans are likely to ...

Nicole Collier had refused to sign a “permission slip” to leave the chamber. Most of her Democratic colleagues complied.

Texas Democrat Nicole Collier said she won’t sign “permission slip” to leave the chamber, which would require accepting round ...

“The state of Texas has no right to dictate to children how many gods to worship, which gods to worship, or whether to ...

A Democratic Texas lawmaker opted to spend the night in the state House chamber and remain there Tuesday rather than allow a ...

The House speaker ordered chamber doors locked, and democratic lawmakers now need written permission to leave.

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

State Rep. Nicole Collier said she would not fall in line with the GOP House speaker's requirement that Democratic lawmakers ...