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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 demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety.

FOX News on MSN · 7h

Dem Texas lawmaker spends night on state House floor after refusing GOP-mandated police escort

A state lawmaker has refused to leave the Texas Capitol as Republicans use police to prevent Democrats from fleeing the state over a redistricting vote.

U.S. News & World Report · 12h

Texas Lawmaker in Redistricting Fight Spends Night in Capitol to Avoid Police Monitor

Democratic state Representative Nicole Collier spent the night in the Texas Capitol building rather than agree to a police monitor amid a contentious partisan struggle over redistricting that is part of President Donald Trump's campaign to keep the national House of Representatives in Republican hands.

Texas, Democrats and California

The Morning Call · 2h

Texas Democrats end walkout over redistricting as California prepares to retaliate

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats ended a two-week walkout Monday that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts as part of a national partisan brawl over President Donald Trump’s desire to reshape U.S. House maps to his advantage.

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) · 1d

Texas Democrats end redistricting walkout after California Democrats move forward with plans to redraw their map

Democratic leaders say they will return for a second special legislative session after seeing California Democratic leaders proceed with plans to redraw their own U.S. House maps to neutralize Republican gains in Texas.

The Associated Press on MSN · 9h

Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate

Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to around-the-clock surveillance by state Department of Public Safety officers to leave the floor.

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

Texas Democrats are joining a colleague who can’t leave the state Capitol because she won’t agree to having law enforcement ...

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More Democratic House members join state Rep. Nicole Collier on chamber floor in protest

Collier stayed on the House floor overnight, sleeping in the chamber, alongside two other lawmakers, House Democratic Caucus Chair State Rep. Gene Wu (D-Houston) and State Rep. Vince Perez (D-El Paso) ...

Night at the Capitol: One Democrat’s unexpected protest grips Texas

The imposition of police surveillance by Republican state House leaders on their Democratic colleagues marked the latest ...

Photos from the Texas Legislature as Republicans push for new political maps

Texas lawmakers this week are considering Republicans' efforts to redraw congressional districts as President Donald Trump ...

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