Texas Republicans forced Democrats to sign a slip authorizing a police officer to surveil them until Wednesday, when the House is scheduled to reconvene.

Several hours before the building was cleared of visitors, a handful of Texas House Democrats said they planned to stay overnight in the State Capitol in solidarity with Collier -

Democratic lawmakers left Texas this month to block a vote on new congressional maps backed by President Donald Trump. Now that they’ve returned, Republicans are trying to prevent a repeat performance by requiring state police to escort Democrats exiting the Texas House of Representatives.