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Rep. Nicole Collier seeks court-ordered release

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Rep. Nicole Collier seeks court-ordered release after spending the night in Texas Capitol
The Texas Democrat who slept in the state Capitol on Monday is accusing the state's House speaker of illegally confining her and threatening her with arrest. Why it matters: Rep. Nicole Collier's court filing is an escalation of a two-week standoff between Texas Democrats and Republicans over rare mid-decade redistricting,

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Texas Rep. Nicole Collier Sleeps On House Floor In Dignity Protest
Texas House Democrat Nicole Collier confined to chamber after refusing DPS escort
Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don't let Democrats out of sight after walkout
Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier refused to come to the Texas state Capitol for two weeks. Now she won't leave, and fellow Democrats are joining her protest.

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Night at the Capitol: One Democrat’s Unexpected Protest Grips Texas
Texas Rep. Nicole Collier sleeps on House floor after refusing DPS escort
Texas lawmaker to spend 2nd night in Capitol to protest police escort in redistricting battle
"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 rep spends second night of redistricting protest in state Capitol
Some Texas Democrats to rip up agreements to leave House floor under police escort and return to chamber in protest

Houston attorney files ethics complaint against Wu

A Houston attorney has filed an ethics complaint against House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu, D-Houston, after the caucus livestreamed Texas House proceedings on social media platforms including a Democratic fundraising link to ActBlue.

‘Free Nicole’: Fort Worth officials, faith leaders rally in support of state rep

State Rep. Nicole Collier can’t leave the Texas Capitol building because she won’t sign a paper agreeing to a state police escort.

Nicole Collier, Texas lawmaker who slept at statehouse, files lawsuit challenging police escorts

The Fort Worth Democrat was confined in the Capitol overnight after refusing to be shadowed by state police, a requirement for lawmakers who had left the state.

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.

Fort Worth Democrat locked in Texas Capitol asks judge to intervene

Nicole Collier is asking a Travis County district judge to rule that she’s allowed to leave the Texas Capitol. The Fort Worth Democrat has been confined to Texas Capitol since Monday after refusing to sign a “permission slip” turning her over to Texas Department of Public Safety custody for monitoring.
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