Representative Nicole Collier overnight stay stemmed from Republicans in the Texas House requiring returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats called “permission slips.”

Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats called “permission slips,” agreeing to around-the-clock surveillance.

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 escort by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Texas Republicans now face a clear path to redraw the state’s congressional maps after state House Democrats ended their 15-day walkout and returned to the Capitol on Monday.

The proposed congressional districts are fueling a redistricting battle at the Texas Capitol and could have national consequences. A bipartisan war is already brewing across the U.S.

Democratic lawmakers in Texas returned to the state on Monday, ending a two-week walkout that broke quorum and temporarily blocked Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps at the behest of U.S.

The Texas Department of Public Safety unveiled its new design, security features for driver's licenses and identification cards.

Texans will be issued a new state driver's license and identification card with increased security features, according to a Monday announcement by the Department of Public Safety. "The way driver licenses are made can make a big difference in terms of public safety,

The measles outbreak in Texas that sickened more than 700 people earlier this year is officially over, state health officials said Monday. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced that no new cases have been reported for more than 42 days in areas where the disease had spread.

Texas health officials have announced the end of a measles outbreak that sickened more than 750 people and killed two unvaccinated school-aged children in West Texas since January.