US EditionTexas Democrat Passes 24-hour Mark on State House Floor to Protest Police Shadowing in Redistricting Battle
Nicole Collier's refusal to sign a Republican-imposed permission slip led to her overnight confinement as Democrats resist a GOP plan adding five Republican-leaning seats ahead of 2026 elections.
- Democratic Texas state Representative Nicole Collier spent Monday night inside the Austin House chamber to protest a requirement for constant police monitoring amid a disagreement over redistricting.
- On August 3, more than fifty Democratic members of the Texas House departed the state to prevent Republicans from reaching a quorum, thereby postponing a redistricting proposal that would add five Republican U.S. House seats before the 2026 election.
- Republican House Speaker Dustin Burrows required returning Democrats to sign 'permission slips' consenting to Texas Department of Public Safety surveillance to leave the chamber, but Collier refused and remains confined on the floor.
- Collier affirmed that she would not passively accept intimidation or discrimination, emphasizing that her largely minority community relies on her to advocate for their representation.
- The Democrats’ resistance delayed a Republican-backed redistricting vote set for Wednesday, while California Democrats simultaneously advanced maps to increase their U.S. House advantage in a broad partisan battle over congressional control.
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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.
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Texas Dem Rep. Nicole Collier slept in state House, calls herself ‘political prisoner’ for turning down escort after redistricting stunt
Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier (D) slept in the House chamber Monday into Tuesday after refusing to accept a state trooper escort, calling herself a "political prisoner."
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