Texas Rep. Nicole Collier speaks out
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A Texas Democratic state lawmaker abruptly left a call with Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin and other top party leaders on Wednesday after she was warned she was committing a
Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a police escort.
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.
A Democratic state lawmaker who fled Texas in protest of a GOP redistricting effort is asking a court to let her exit the Capitol, after she was told she needs a police escort to leave the building.
Texas Republicans are likely to pass their redistricting plans on Wednesday following weeks of Democrat protests
Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.
Nicole Collier is being courageous in the face of authoritarianism, but what’s happening to her a story of “resistance.”
Other Texas Democrats, including from DFW, joined Rep. Nicole Collier after they tore up their “permission slips” to leave the chamber.
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