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

A Texas man who fired shots at teenagers who attempted a "ding dong ditch" prank at his house now faces three felony charges. Damon Wolfe was arrested on Aug. 7.

A Democratic state lawmaker who fled Texas in protest of a GOP redistricting effort is asking a court to let her exit the Capitol, after she was told she needs a police escort to leave the building.

After Democrats returned to the Texas statehouse, Republican leadership assigned law enforcement officers to monitor them to prevent further delays to their plan to redraw congressional voting districts to favor Republicans ahead of the election.

Police spokesperson Jason Spencer was quoted by the Houston Chronicle as saying that the jail had not realised Dugas was missing until Monday morning when officials were checking the list of people meant to be transferred to state custody. Police have asked the public to contact them if they spot Dugas.

Generations of Texas politicians have sat, voted and debated in the cushioned leather chairs on the floor of the state’s House of Representatives, but few have spent the night in one — let alone with a bonnet and eye mask.

Damon Wolfe was arrested August 7 on three counts of aggravated assault after he fired multiple shots at a vehicle with three teenagers in it.

A gunshot critically injured a man in Fort Worth, leading to a crash, police said. The victim died as a result of his injuries one day later, police said.