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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 ...

Watch: Texas House Democrat Nicole Collier locked in Chamber overnight in protest

Texas House Democrat Nicole Collier spent the night at the state's Capitol, which she live streamed, after refusing to sign a ...
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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 ...

“Who’s ready to tear up this slip?”: Texas Democrats reject police escorts

The so-called “permission slips” were issued to Democrats who broke quorum and fled the state in a 15-day fight over GOP gerrymandering. The slips, which they were forced to sign in order to leave the ...

Democratic Texas lawmaker passes 24-hour mark on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a ...

Fort Worth Democrat locked in Texas Capitol asks judge to intervene

Nicole Collier is asking a Travis County district judge to rule that she’s allowed to leave the Texas Capitol. The Fort Worth ...