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Nicole Collier, Democrats and Texas

Is this legal? A look at why North Texas Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier remains in state Capitol

SMU political science professor Matthew Wilson explains the rarely enforced rules being applied during this second special session of the legislature.

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Texas Dems join Rep. Nicole Collier to protest police involvement in redistricting fight

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Rep. Nicole Collier camps out in House chamber in Democrats' last stand against GOP redistricting

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Texas Senate to vote on redistricting bill

The Texas state Senate will vote on a bill that would redraw districts mid-decade to give an advantage to Republicans on Thursday.

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Texas House approves controversial GOP congressional redistricting map

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Texas lawmakers to vote on controversial redistricting plan

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Live updates: Texas Dem takes DNC call from statehouse bathroom; redistricting bill faces vote

Meanwhile, Newsom’s social media trolling of Trump is racking up kudos from Democrats.

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Texas, California legislatures gear up for major redistricting face off

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Texas redistricting sets course for partisan arms race

‘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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Fort Worth Democrat confined to the Texas Capitol after quorum break

Collier is among the Texas House Democrats who broke quorum to block mid-decade congressional redistricting. She and at least 51 other lawmakers left the Capitol to block a map that opponents say would disenfranchise voters and position Republicans to gain five seats in Congress.

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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.

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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 the chamber.

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Fort Worth Democrat confined in Texas Capitol asks judge to intervene

Rep. Nicole Collier is asking a Travis County district judge to rule that she’s allowed to leave the Texas Capitol. The Fort Worth Democrat has been confined to Texas Capitol since Monday after refusing to sign a “permission slip” turning her over to Texas Department of Public Safety custody for monitoring.

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Rep. Collier spends second night at the Capitol amid quorum controversy

The standoff began on Monday, when Democratic members returned to the Capitol after being out of the state for more than two weeks due to a controversial redistricting map. Rep. Collier refused to agree to leave the chamber under the surveillance of the Department of Public Safety.