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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 ...

Texas House Rep. Nicole Collier locked in chamber Monday night after refusing to sign GOP 'permission slip'

Upon returning after a 15-day walkout, Texas House Democrats were asked for consent to be escorted off the floor by DPS ...

Texas GOP Set to Pass Gerrymandered Map Despite Protests

Texas Republicans are likely to pass their redistricting plans on Wednesday following weeks of Democrat protests ...

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 ...

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 ...
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Kamala Harris calls Texas Rep. Nicole Collier during Capitol confinement: ‘We are all there with you’

Former Vice President Kamala Harris personally reached out to Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier as she continued to be ...

Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don’t let Democrats out of sight after walkout

Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.
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Texas Democrat abruptly leaves call with DNC chair, citing felony warning

"They said it's a felony for me to do this. Apparently I can't be on the floor or in the bathroom," Nicole Collier said.