Texas Dems return from Illinois, face police oversight after walkout

Texas Democrats who spent two weeks in Illinois to block GOP redistricting plans are back home ? but under police surveillance. Lawmakers were forced to sign pledges to attend Wednesday?s session, each assigned a state trooper to monitor them. One representative, Nicole Collier of Fort Worth, refused to comply, calling her defiance an act of protest. While Republicans still hold the majority, Democrats say their walkout was a win, drawing national attention and derailing the first special session.