Texas state representative Nicole Collier (D) compared herself and her peers to runaway slaves, as well as Jews during the Holocaust this week.

Texas Democrats don’t have the power to stop Trump’s gerrymander, but they can find new and sensational ways to make sure all eyes are on it.

Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a police escort.

Upon returning after a 15-day walkout, Texas House Democrats were asked for consent to be escorted off the floor by DPS officers. Nicole Collier refused and was locked in the chamber Monday night.

Texas State Representative Nicole Collier has emerged as a key figure in the state’s ongoing electoral map controversy.

A Democratic state lawmaker who fled Texas in protest of a GOP redistricting effort is asking a court to let her exit the Capitol, after she was told she needs a police escort to leave the building.

Texas Democrats are joining a colleague who can't leave the state Capitol because she won't agree to having law enforcement officers shadow her

Shortly after, a protest formed inside the Capitol with chants in support of Collier, including four women sitting outside the doors of the chamber Monday night surrounded by dozens of Texas DPS officers. An officer told them, "If you do not leave, you're subject to arrest for trespassing," and then they were handcuffed and taken into custody.