Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier on staying in statehouse
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Democratic Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier spent Monday night on the state's House floor after refusing Texas Republicans' demands.
Upon returning after a 15-day walkout, Texas House Democrats were asked for consent to be escorted off the floor by DPS officers. Nicole Collier refused and was locked in the chamber Monday night.
Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a police escort.
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.
The Capitol grounds were cleared after 7 p.m. as a demonstration against a GOP redistricting plan was about to begin. Texas lawmakers and staff members were allowed to remain inside the Capitol.
Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.