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Is this legal? A look at why North Texas Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier remains in state Capitol

A Texas House member from Fort Worth prepares to spend another night inside the Capitol in a political showdown over the rules established by the state legislature. Rep. Nicole Collier, who represents District 95 in East Fort Worth,

Fort Worth Star-Telegram on MSN · 1d

Fort Worth Democrat confined in Texas Capitol asks judge to intervene

Rep. 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.

KERA News · 6h

Fort Worth lawmaker sues over ‘illegal confinement’ in Texas House

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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‘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 ...

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‘I still have to fight,’ says Fort Worth lawmaker confined to TX Capitol

A compilation of livestreams of the House chamber posted by the House Democratic Caucus and Collier have captured much of her ...

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Fort Worth Rep. Nicole Collier remains on House floor Tuesday after refusing escort: 'I refuse to sign away my dignity.'

Fort Worth, has been an outspoken critic of the redistricting maps, which she argues dilute minority voting power.

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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.

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Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier slept in House chamber after refusing GOP-mandated permission slip to leave

Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a ...

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Democrats, Republicans expect Texas-sized fight over new congressional maps on House floor Wednesday

The vote will take place after Democrats returned to the House Monday, which established a quorum for the first time in two ...

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