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Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier on staying in statehouse

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Texas House Rep. Nicole Collier locked in chamber Monday night after refusing to sign GOP 'permission slip'
Texas House Democrats, who ended a 15-day walkout Monday protesting a congressional redistricting plan designed to protect the Republican majority in Congress after the 2026 midterms, will find it har...

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Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier on staying in statehouse after refusing police escort
Texas Dem Rep. Nicole Collier slept in state House, calls herself ‘political prisoner’ for turning down escort after redistricting stunt
California Redistricting Hearing Turns Heated as Republicans Mount Opposition Campaign
A California legislative hearing turned into a shouting match Tuesday as a Republican lawmaker clashed with Democrats over a partisan plan to rewrite U.S. House maps to win Democrats more seats.

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Some Texas Democrats to rip up agreements to leave House floor under police escort and return to chamber in protest
Texas Democrat Sues After Republicans Lock Her In Capitol
Even at the Grocery Store, Texas Troopers Don't Let Democrats Out of Sight After Walkout
Collier said having officers shadow her was an attack on her dignity and an attempt to control her movements.

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Rep. Nicole Collier camps out in House chamber in Democrats' last stand against GOP redistricting
What to Know as a Texas Lawmaker Protests Police Escorts and California Takes up Redistricting

Texas Dem abruptly leaves call with Newsom, other party members after being told she’s committing felony

Texas Democrat state Rep. Nicole Collier had to abruptly leave a call with California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other party members after she was told she was committing a felony.

Texas Democrat upends DNC redistricting Zoom call with bathroom fracas

The redrawing of Texas’s map is the first battle in a coast-to-coast war over redistricting between GOP-led states and those controlled by Democrats.

Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don’t let Democrats out of sight after walkout

Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.

Texas GOP Set to Pass Gerrymandered Map Despite Protests

Texas Republicans are likely to pass their redistricting plans on Wednesday following weeks of Democrat protests
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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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Treatment of Fort Worth rep drags Texas redistricting saga to another low | Opinion

Rep. Nicole Collier camps in Texas Capitol to protest GOP-enforced pledge slips. Attorney General Ken Paxton targets Beto O’Rourke over political donations to Democrats. Texas redistricting triggers partisan clashes and legal maneuvering in race to the ...
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