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Democratic Texas lawmaker passes 24-hour mark on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety.

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Texas Democratic legislator to stay in state capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave

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Texas Democrat refuses to leave Capitol overnight in redistricting standoff

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Texas Democrat spends night in State Capitol after refusing police escort

Democratic State Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night inside the State Capitol and called herself a "political prisoner" after refusing to agree to a law enforcement escort.

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‘We’ve had enough’: Texas Democrat who slept on state House floor speaks out

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

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Texas Lawmaker in Redistricting Fight Spends Night in Capitol to Avoid Police Monitor

"What matters to me is making sure that I resist and fight back against and push back," Collier told Reuters from the Capitol in an interview on Monday.

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Texas House Rep. Nicole Collier locked in chamber Monday night after refusing to sign GOP 'permission slip'

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Democrats Get Police Escorts to Prevent a New Redistricting Walkout as California Moves to Retaliate

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Texas House Democrats end walkout by returning to Austin Monday

The national party is seeking to frame the quorum break as galvanizing event for Democrats. Texas Republicans are likely to pass the redistricted maps.

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Texas Democrat stays in House chamber overnight after refusing DPS surveillance

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) – The Texas House is adjourned until Wednesday morning, but one Democrat is staying in the chamber, staging a protest that’s gaining attention. On Monday, Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to sign what the ...

Texas Democrats set to end walkout, allowing redrawn map to pass

Texas Democrats were expected to return to Texas and end their two-week walkout Monday, paving the way for Republicans to pass a redrawn congressional map.

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Texas Democrats Return to Austin

House Democrats have ended their 15-day holdout, which delayed but is unlikely to derail a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan aimed at safeguarding Republican interests.