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Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier on staying in statehouse after refusing police escort
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier, a Democrat who slept in the Texas House chamber after refusing Republicans' demand that Democrats leave only with police escort.

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Is this legal? A look at why North Texas Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier remains in state Capitol
"I've had enough... I'm refusing to back down": Rep. Nicole Collier confined inside TX State Capitol
Several Texas Democrats join Rep. Nicole Collier in chamber protest
Several Texas Democrats joined state Rep. Nicole Collier (D) on Tuesday to protest new guidelines preventing party members from leaving the House chambers without a police escort and signed agreement.

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‘Free Nicole’: Fort Worth officials, faith leaders rally in support of state rep
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Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don't let Democrats out of sight after walkout
Texas House Rep. Collier to stay in statehouse until Wednesday session
"I refuse to sign away my dignity as a duly elected representative just so Republicans can control my movements and monitor me with police escorts," Collier said in a statement in which she called he...

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Texas lawmaker in redistricting fight spends night in Capitol to avoid police monitor
Texas Democrats join protest against police monitor in state House

Texas House debates redistricting map ahead of final vote to add more GOP seats

The Texas House is debating the GOP's redistricting plan ahead of a final vote that could add five more Republican U.S. House seats. NBC News' Ryan Chandler reports the latest from the statehouse chamber in Austin.

Some Texas Democrats rip up agreements to leave House floor under police escort and will spend night in chamber in protest

Several Texas state House Democrats ripped up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a police escort and returned to the House floor Tuesday night, the caucus announced.
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Rep. Ray Lopez of San Antonio will not seek reelection to Texas House

State Rep. Ray Lopez, a San Antonio Democrat, will not seek reelection to a fifth term in the Legislature’s lower chamber.

A Texas Democrat sleeps at the Capitol to protest GOP actions in Texas redistricting fight

A Texas Democrat has stayed overnight at the state Capitol to protest how the Texas House’s top Republican had dozens of her colleagues shadowed. Republicans were trying Tuesday to prevent

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