Dem Texas lawmaker spends night on state House floor after refusing GOP-mandated police escort

Democratic lawmakers at the state Capitol said Texas Department of Public Safety officers followed them around Monday, either guarded their offices or stayed in them, and tailed them when they left. They said they had to sign "permission slips" and accept the surveillance to leave the building.

After the Democrats fled, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republican leaders vowed not to back down and threatened to remove them from office and have them arrested.

The special session ended on Friday; however, Abbott called a second special session, which began immediately. The Texas Senate has already voted to pass the measure. 

Fox News Digital's Peter Pinedo and The Associated Press contributed to this report.