Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety.

I don’t have a plan," state Rep. Nicole Collier told reporters in the gallery Monday afternoon. "I just feel in my heart that this is wrong.”

Sam Parker wears an outfit from "The Handmaid's Tale" as she protests the confinement of Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, outside the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

On Wednesday, the Texas House will finally debate a new map for the state's congressional districts that could give Republicans as many as five additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from President Donald Trump to protect the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S. House.

North Carolina farmer Jamie Ager is part of a new crop of Democratic candidates the party is turning to as it tries to compete in the tough, often rural districts it may need to flip to retake the U.S.

House Republicans say they’ve taken extra time in drafting their budget proposal to root out wasteful spending and make targeted investments.