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Some Texas Democrats rip up agreements to leave House floor under police escort and will spend night in chamber in protest

Several Texas state House Democrats ripped up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a police ...

Texas Democrat Will Stay In State Capitol Overnight In Protest Against Republicans’ Police Escort Requirement

Texas Republicans assigned law enforcement to escort specific Democrats to and from the statehouse after dozens left to block ...

Activists protest as redistricting fight heats up in Texas House, see the photos

The redistricting fight heats up in Texas House as lawmakers prepare to vote on new mid-decade redistricting maps while Democratic activists voice their disapproval.
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Thousands gather at Texas Capitol to protest redistricting

Texas Democrats who oppose a controversial Republican-led redistricting plan appear to be shifting strategy from walkout to ...

'Fight The Trump Takeover' protests planned in Texas amid gerrymandering push

The "Fight the Trump Takeover" rallies will take place this weekend. In Austin, the protest will take place at the Texas ...
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UT System nixes faculty senates, approves restrictions on campus protests

The changes are in response to new state laws seeking to limit faculty’s influence and put guardrails on campus demonstrations.
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Hundreds gather at Lake Merritt to protest Texas congressional gerrymandering

Hundreds of Bay Area residents gathered in Oakland on Saturday to push back against President Trump's attempt to gerrymander ...

Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don't let Democrats out of sight after walkout

Texas Democrats are joining a colleague who can’t leave the state Capitol because she won’t agree to having law enforcement ...