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Texas House Democrat Nicole Collier confined to chamber after refusing DPS escort

Rep. Nicole Collier has been in the House for more than 10 hours Monday after she has refused to have a Texas state law enforcement officer shadow her if

Yahoo · 1h

Texas Democrat remains locked in House chamber after refusing GOP law enforcement escort

Nicole Collier rejects Speaker Dustin Burrows’ pledge to return for Wednesday morning vote on Republican push to redraw state’s electoral map

CNN on MSN · 5h

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

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier is spending 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.

Texas, Democrats and House

Courthouse News Service · 7h

Texas House Democrats met with police surveillance upon return to state Capitol after quorum break

Returning Democrats were met with restrictions to their movement, including being under the watchful eye of state police officers to ensure their attendance is not temporary.

The Center Square on MSN · 15h

After two weeks fleeing Texas, House Democrats return, quorum reached

After two weeks fleeing the state, many Texas House Democrats returned, and a quorum was reached on Monday. More than two dozen Democrats still didn’t show up and civil arrest warrants remain in effect.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 15h

Returning Texas House Democrats put on around-the-clock surveillance

The move was an extraordinary step as GOP leaders seek to prevent another disruption in their push to redraw the state's congressional maps.

The Texas Tribune on MSN13d

House Democrats helped Dustin Burrows win the gavel. Their departure from the state marks a pivotal moment for him.

The situation is an opportunity for the speaker to bolster his credibility with the right, but he has limited tools to combat ...

57mon MSN

Texas State Rep. Refuses To Leave Capitol Amid Democrat And Republican Showdown

State Rep. Nicole Collier said she would not fall in line with the GOP House speaker's requirement that Democratic lawmakers ...

FOX 7 Austin on MSN3h

Texas Rep. Nicole Collier refuses to leave House chambers

Texas Democrats are back in Austin after they broke quorum two weeks ago in protest of the state's redistricting plan. State ...

13hon MSN

A look at Texas’ redistricting walkout and California’s response, by the numbers

A walkout by Democratic legislators in Texas has ended, and Republicans are arranging to push a plan for redrawing the ...

Dallas Morning News7mon

What to know about Dustin Burrows, the next speaker of the Texas House

AUSTIN — Texas House lawmakers elected Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker Tuesday, shortly after the Legislature’s 89th regular session began.

Austin American-Statesman7mon

Texas House elects Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, rises from his seat after being elected Speaker of the House on the first day of the 89th Texas Legislature at the Capitol Tuesday January 14, 2025.

KERA News7mon

Meet Dustin Burrows, Texas’ new House Speaker and one of the most ...

Burrows worked as an attorney before he was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2014, taking the seat from current Republican Senator Charles Perry of Lubbock.

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