Texas Democrat confined to Capitol
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Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.
"You really are inspiring so many people," the former vice president told Collier, who slept inside the Capitol in protest of police escort.
Several Texas state House Democrats plan to rip up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a police escort on Monday and return to the House floor Tuesday night, the caucus announced.
After weeks of delays, Texas Republicans who control the state House are slated to begin the process for their controversial redistricting plan.
Several Texas Democrats joined state Rep. Nicole Collier (D) on Tuesday to protest new guidelines preventing party members from leaving the House chambers without a police escort and signed agreement.
More than 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state two weeks ago in protest of their Republican colleagues’ aggressive redistricting plans have returned, restoring quorum and allowing the GO
Texas' Camp East Montana, the latest and largest of the migrant detention centers being opened across the country, is being met with criticism from immigration advocates.
A meeting held by the True Texas Project at the Holiday Inn in Vidor sparked a counter-protest on Tuesday night. The group gathered to discuss co