Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Texas state lawmaker who spent the night on the floor of the Austin statehouse overnight into Aug. 19 plans to stay even longer ...

(Reuters) -Democratic state Representative Nicole Collier spent the night in the Texas Capitol building rather than agree to a police monitor amid a contentious partisan struggle over redistricting ...

Gov. Greg Abbott’s special legislative session is set to begin in Austin on July 21. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / LoneStarMike The Texas Capitol was evacuated Tuesday night due to an alleged social ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas State Capitol was evacuated Tuesday evening following a reported threat made as protesters gathered in support of State Rep. Nicole Collier, who is staying on the House floor ...

AUSTIN, Texas — When the sun broke Tuesday morning over the Texas Capitol, state Rep. Nicole Collier was inside the chambers, having spent a rumpled night there in a one-woman standoff against state ...

Students from Austin, Hutto, Hays and Pflugerville gathered on Presidents’ Day to protest ICE, marching from Austin City Hall to the Texas Capitol.

A Texas state lawmaker who spent the night on the floor of the Austin statehouse overnight into Aug. 19 plans to stay even longer as she refuses to accept a Republican order demanding all Democrats be ...