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Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate

Texas Democrats have ended a two-week walkout that stalled efforts to redraw congressional districts as part of a national ...

Democratic Texas lawmaker spent night on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican ...

Texas Democrat locked inside Capitol after refusing to sign slip for mandatory escort

Nicole Collier from Fort Worth returned to the Texas Capitol on Monday but says she remains locked inside the Capitol because ...

Texas Democrat remains locked in House chamber after refusing GOP law enforcement escort

Nicole Collier rejects Speaker Dustin Burrows’ pledge to return for Wednesday morning vote on Republican push to redraw state ...

Texas Democrat Will Stay In State Capitol Overnight In Protest Against Republicans’ Police Escort Requirement

Texas Republicans assigned law enforcement to escort specific Democrats to and from the statehouse after dozens left to block ...

Texas Democrat rejects police escort to protest in state Capitol

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Texas Democratic Rep. remains locked inside House chamber after not signing slip for a DPS escort

Rep. Nicole Collier, of Fort Worth, returned to the Capitol Monday, but remains in the House chamber because she wouldn’t ...
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Texas GOP locks Dem in House chamber after she refuses police 'escort'

Republican leadership in Texas refused to let Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier leave the House chamber after she refused ...

Texas lawmaker refuses police escort, forced to remain in House chamber

House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Monday that Democrats who previously left the state could not leave the chamber unless they agreed to having a DPS escort. Collier refused one and must remain in the ...