A rarely seen Texas Capitol vault built in 1936 tells a story of gangsters, state money and an 1865 treasury robbery.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Texas state representative has refused to sign a permission slip that would allow her to leave the state Capitol amid a ...

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier will stay in the Texas Capitol until Wednesday, according to a statement from the Texas House Democratic Caucus, refusing to leave the building overnight to protest a ...

Parts of the Texas Capitol were evacuated on Tuesday evening following reports of an active shooter threat. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said the evacuation, which happened at around ...

The advocates urged Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to withdraw from a lawsuit they say threatens their protections.

When Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier returned Monday to the state Capitol, it marked the end of a two-week boycott with her fellow Democratic lawmakers to stall a plan by Texas Republicans to overhaul ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas State Capitol was evacuated Tuesday evening following a reported threat made as protesters gathered in support of State Rep. Nicole Collier, who is staying on the House floor ...

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 ...

A Texas state lawmaker who spent the night on the floor of the Austin statehouse overnight into Aug. 19 plans to stay even longer as she refuses to accept a Republican order demanding all Democrats be ...

A Texas state representative has refused to sign a permission slip that would allow her to leave the state Capitol amid a contentious battle between Republicans and Democrats. State Rep. Nicole ...