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Democratic Texas lawmaker spent night on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican ...
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Rep. Nicole Collier spends night on Texas House floor after refusing police escort

A Texas House Democrat was confined in the Capitol overnight after she refused a police escort Republican leaders imposed on ...

Democrat spends night locked in Texas House chamber, refuses to sign ‘permission slip’

Rep. Nicole Collier’s overnight stay stemmed from Republicans in the Texas House requiring returning Democrats to sign what ...

Texas House committee advances new congressional map hours after Democrats' return to Austin

State Rep. Todd Hunter, a Corpus Christi Republican, introduced the new map and was open about how the changes are meant to ...

Texas House set to vote on redistricting maps Wednesday

The Texas House is moving quickly to approve a new congressional map that could flip as many as five Democratic seats to ...

Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier Sleeps on House Floor After Refusing Republicans’ Demand for Law Enforcement Escort | Video

Democratic Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier spent Monday night on the state's House floor after refusing Texas Republicans' ...
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Texas House, Senate panels again advance redrawn congressional map

A second special session that has made approving the map a priority started Friday, shortly after the first one ended.

‘We’ve had enough’: Texas Democrat who slept on state House floor speaks out

Rep. Nicole Collier (D-TX) spent the night on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be ...

Texas lawmakers return home after walking out of legislature and spending two weeks in Illinois to prevent GOP remap

The Democratic lawmakers have been in Illinois since Aug. 3 to avoid a vote on the remap during a special legislative session ...