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Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier on staying in statehouse

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Why Texas Democrat Nicole Collier is sleeping at the state Capitol after refusing to submit to Republican demands
“When I heard the order, I was like, ‘Hell, no.’ Why should we bow down to what they want?” she said in a video from inside the chamber posted by Texas House Minority Leader Gene Wu on Monday night.

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Is this legal? A look at why North Texas Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier remains in state Capitol
Kamala Harris calls Texas Rep. Nicole Collier during Capitol confinement: ‘We are all there with you’
More Texas Democrats Spent The Night At The State Capitol In Protest
More Texas House Democrats spent the night at the state Capitol in Austin in support of Rep. Nicole Collier, who wasn’t allowed to leave the building after she refused to consent to a police escort.

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Night at the Capitol: One Democrat’s Unexpected Protest Grips Texas
Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don’t let Democrats out of sight after walkout
Democratic Texas lawmaker passes 24-hour mark on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort
“My constituents sent me to Austin to protect their voices and rights,” said Collier.

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Fort Worth lawmaker sues over ‘illegal confinement’ in Texas House
Democrat spends night locked in Texas House chamber, refuses to sign ‘permission slip’

Protesters removed from Texas Capitol as redistricting fight heats up

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 lawmaker prepares for second night of redistricting protest in state Capitol

After Democrats returned to the Texas statehouse, Republican leadership assigned law enforcement officers to monitor them to prevent further delays to their plan to redraw congressional voting districts to favor Republicans ahead of the election.

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier slept in House chamber after refusing GOP-mandated permission slip to leave

Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a police escort.

‘Free Nicole’: Fort Worth officials, faith leaders rally in support of state rep

State Rep. Nicole Collier can’t leave the Texas Capitol building because she won’t sign a paper agreeing to a state police escort.
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