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Rep. Nicole Collier spends night on Texas House floor

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Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier Sleeps on House Floor After Refusing Republicans’ Demand for Law Enforcement Escort | Video
“I’m tired of being pushed around and told what to do when I disagree with the actions of our government,” she told viewers.

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Rep. Nicole Collier refused GOP ‘permission slip’ rule, was locked in the Texas chamber — and slept in her bonnet overnight to protest
Texas House Rep. Nicole Collier locked in chamber Monday night after refusing to sign GOP 'permission slip'
Texas Democratic Lawmakers End Walkout, Setting Stage for Vote on Redrawn Map
Democratic lawmakers in Texas returned to the state on Monday, ending a walkout that broke quorum and blocked Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps at the behest of U.S. President Donald Tru...

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Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate
Texas Democrats return to the state as GOP pushes ahead with redistricting
Texas Lawmaker in Redistricting Fight Spends Night in Capitol to Avoid Police Monitor
"What matters to me is making sure that I resist and fight back against and push back," Collier told Reuters from the Capitol in an interview on Monday.

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Democratic Texas lawmaker spent night on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort
Democrats Get Police Escorts to Prevent a New Redistricting Walkout as California Moves to Retaliate

Texas House Rep. Collier to stay in statehouse until Wednesday session

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night in the Austin statehouse and plans to stay there until Wednesday's session after refusing a police escort.

Texas lawmaker spends more than 20 hours in chambers, refuses law enforcement escort

The standoff with Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier comes as the Texas legislature moves forward with new congressional maps. Texas Republicans are pushing mid-decade redistricting to create five new
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Why this Texas lawmaker slept at the Capitol — and is taking legal action

“This is just my way of resisting,” said Texas state representative Nicole Collier after Republicans ordered Democrats to be monitored by police if they left the statehouse again. When Texas state representative Nicole Collier returned Monday to the ...
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