Colorado lawmakers head back to the Capitol on Thursday for a special session, and many are divided on how to address the budget shortfall.

The Texas Department of Public Safety evacuated protesters from the Texas Capitol on Tuesday after a reported possible threat against lawmakers closed the building and surrounding grounds.

The standoff began on Monday, when Democratic members returned to the Capitol after being out of the state for more than two weeks due to a controversial redistricting map. Rep. Collier refused to agree to leave the chamber under the surveillance of the Department of Public Safety.

Safety wa again front and center at the State Capitol on Wednesday morning following the deadly attacks on lawmakers more than two months ago, and last month's incident where a naked man was found inside Senate chambers.

Debates on metal detectors and other security measures at the Capitol renew after the shootings of Minnesota lawmakers

You have a flash flood warning or a flood warning, you will be required to remove these kids from those cabins,” said state Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, who chairs the Senate Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding,

A Texas House member from Fort Worth prepares to spend another night inside the Capitol in a political showdown over the rules established by the state legislature. Rep. Nicole Collier, who represents District 95 in East Fort Worth,