The nation’s two most populous states are at the center of an expanding fight over control of Congress ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

One Texas House representative is locked inside the House chambers after refusing to allow a Texas DPS officer to monitor her 24/7 outside of session meetings.

Upon returning after a 15-day walkout, Texas House Democrats were asked for consent to be escorted off the floor by DPS ...

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

Democratic state lawmakers returned to Texas on Monday, ending a two-week walkout that broke quorum in the state Legislature ...

A Texas lawmaker confirmed she remained in her seat on the Texas House floor Monday morning after refusing to sign a ...

Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier from Fort Worth returned to the Texas Capitol on Monday but says she remains locked inside the Capitol because she wouldn’t sign a permission slip to be under ...

The Texas House is adjourned until Wednesday morning. But one State Rep. is staying in the chamber, staging a protest that’s gaining attention. Before the House ...

State Representative Nicole Collier (D-Fort Worth) is currently being detained on the floor of the Texas House of ...

Democratic state Representative Nicole Collier spent the night in the Texas Capitol building rather than agree to a police ...

State Representative Nicole Collier of Fort Worth refused to sign a document that would have mandated a law enforcement ...