The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.

State Representative Nicole Collier plans to stay in the Texas Capitol until Wednesday in protest against a police escort policy.

Connie Morella was a moderate Republican congresswoman from Maryland when Democrats told her if she didn’t change parties, redistricting would take away the seat she held for 16 years. Morella told Raw Story she “chuckled” at the idea of changing parties,

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.

State Rep. Nicole Collier said she would not fall in line with the GOP House speaker's requirement that Democratic lawmakers be surveilled by state troopers.

Democratic lawmakers who fled their state to stymie Republican plans to redraw political maps at the behest of President Donald Trump announced on Monday they were "returning to Texas on our terms," as the battle lines harden 15 months before the U.

Republican lawmakers are expected to quickly pass new voting maps, but Democrats still say they were victorious in the standoff.