The Capitol grounds were cleared after 7 p.m. as a demonstration against a GOP redistricting plan was about to begin. Texas lawmakers and staff members were allowed to remain inside the Capitol.

A Texas Democrat has stayed overnight at the state Capitol to protest how the Texas House’s top Republican had dozens of her colleagues shadowed.

The Texas GOP is one step closer to their new congressional map after passing it in the State House and moving it to the State Senate. California Democrats are now trying to combat Texas by redistricting their own state.