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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 she wouldn't sign a permission slip to be under escort by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

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Democratic Texas lawmaker spent night on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort
Texas Democrat Locked in State Capitol for Refusing Mandatory Escort
Texas GOP now faces clear path to redraw congressional maps in Trump-backed push
Texas Republicans now face a clear path to redraw the state’s congressional maps after state House Democrats ended their 15-day walkout and returned to the Capitol on Monday.

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Texas Democratic Rep. remains locked inside House chamber after not signing slip for a DPS escort
Texas Democratic lawmakers end walkout, setting stage for vote on redrawn map
Democrats Get Police Escorts to Prevent a New Redistricting Walkout as California Moves to Retaliate
“I know these maps will harm my constituents,” she said in a statement. "I won’t just go along quietly with their intimidation or their discrimination.”

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Democratic Texas lawmaker sleeps on House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort
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Texas Rep. Nicole Collier refuses to leave House chambers

Texas Democrats return to the state, ending two-week standoff over redistricting

The move will allow Republicans to move forward with their plan to redraw Texas' congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Texas Democrats have returned home, ending redistricting standoff

The Democrats will each be escorted by law enforcement officers to ensure they return Wednesday, as the state GOP prepares to pass a new congressional map.

Texas Democrats return to the state as GOP pushes ahead with redistricting

Texas House Democrats who fled their state to stall a Republican redistricting effort returned on Monday, ending their 15-day holdout.

Democrats return to Texas, clearing way for GOP to draw new map

Texas Democratic lawmakers left two weeks ago to block a GOP plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts. They said they were returning now that California Democrats are adopting a counterproposal.

Texas Democrats who fled state in protest of gerrymandering return home, restoring quorum

More than 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state two weeks ago in protest of their Republican colleagues’ aggressive redistricting plans have returned, restoring quorum and allowing the GO

Texas Democrats return home, Trump rails about mail-in voting in latest U.S. midterm manoeuvres

Democratic lawmakers who fled their state to stymie Republican plans to redraw political maps at the behest of President Donald Trump announced on Monday they were "returning to Texas on our terms," as the battle lines harden 15 months before the U.
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