US EditionPolice escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate
- On August 18 and 19, 2025, Texas Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier refused to sign a document assigning her a 24-hour police escort, staying overnight on the Texas House floor in Austin as part of a protest.
- The protest followed a two-week quorum break by Democrats who left Texas to delay a Republican-led mid-decade redistricting plan aimed at creating five new GOP congressional seats favored by President Trump.
- Speaker Dustin Burrows required returning Democrats to sign 'permission slips' agreeing to constant Department of Public Safety monitoring to ensure their presence when the House reconvenes Wednesday to vote on the redistricting plan.
- Collier emphasized the importance of defending the right to peaceful protest, described herself as a political prisoner, and criticized the redistricting process for placing political agendas above the critical needs of her constituents.
- The standoff sparked legal challenges and national attention, with Texas Democrats, including Collier, planning to remain at the Capitol and allies in other states, such as California, proposing countermeasures to protect minority voting power.
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(Some) Texas Democrats (Mostly The Women) Remember To Not Obey 'Let Us Take You Into Custody For Being Texas Democrats'
And now let’s check in with Texas, where the Confederacy’s last stand is still standing, and Republican state Representatives are planning on barbecuing up some representative democracy, starting at 10 a.m. Central Time today. If you want to watch yourself, here’s a livestream that is supposed to work once they’re up and at it.YESTERDAY!As you’ll recall, the Texas House illegally gerryrigged their congressional maps on an off-year, to subtract f…
'Essentially Kidnapping': Texas Democrat Barred From Leaving Capitol Building Without Escort - Alaska Native News
“Locking Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous,” said Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. “Forcing elected officials to sign ‘permission slips’ and take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook. Texas Republicans have lost their damn minds.” Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier was forced to spend the […] The post ‘Essentially Kidnapping’: Texas Democrat Barred From Leaving Ca…
Texas Dem lawmaker sleeps on statehouse floor, plays the victim after refusing state trooper escort · American Wire News
One of the Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to sabotage a special legislative session is back home, and she wasted little time getting down to business with one of the silly self-serving stunts that her party specializes in. Rep. Nicole Collier played the persecuted victim after she refused to accept a GOP-mandated state trooper escort, instead choosing to take her nightly slumber on the empty floor of the statehouse in Austin to pr…
Democrats May Have Already Lost the Gerrymander Battle - Liberty Nation News
By Corey Smith Texas Democrats just ended a two-week standoff on Monday, August 18, returning home after fleeing their state to stall a GOP redistricting effort that galvanized Gov. Gavin Newsom into demanding that new maps be drawn in California. Both states could end up canceling each other out, though, which is partly why various other governors, red […]
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