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Democratic Texas lawmaker spending night on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

“My constituents sent me to Austin to protect their voices and rights,” said Collier.

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Texas lawmaker refuses to leave House floor over GOP 'permission slip' rule

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Texas Democrat who refused a mandatory DPS escort says she is "not free to leave" the state Capitol

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Texas Democratic lawmakers end walkout, setting stage for vote on redrawn map

Democratic lawmakers in Texas returned to the state on Monday, ending a two-week walkout that broke quorum and temporarily blocked Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps at the behest of U.S...

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Texas Democrats end walkout over redistricting as California prepares to retaliate

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Democrats get police escorts to prevent a new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate

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Texas Democrats return to the state as GOP pushes ahead with redistricting

Legislation asking voters to approve the new maps is expected to be introduced Monday when lawmakers return to Sacramento from their summer recess, with final passage as early as Thursday, according ...

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Texas House Democrats return to Austin as Republicans resume redistricting effort

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Texas Democrats End Walkout, Ensuring GOP Redistricting Plans Will Pass

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Texas Democratic Rep. remains locked inside House chamber after not signing slip for a DPS escort

Rep. Nicole Collier, of Fort Worth, returned to the Capitol Monday, but remains in the House chamber because she wouldn’t sign a permission slip to be under escort by Texas DPS.

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Returning Texas House Democrats put on around-the-clock surveillance

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Texas Democrats say they’re ending a two-week walkout over gerrymandered US House map plan

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Democrats Get Police Escorts to Prevent a New Redistricting Walkout as California Moves to Retaliate

“I know these maps will harm my constituents,” she said in a statement. "I won’t just go along quietly with their intimidation or their discrimination.”

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Texas lawmakers return home after walking out of legislature and spending two weeks in Illinois to prevent GOP remap

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Texas House Democrats end walkout by returning to Austin Monday

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Texas House redistricting committee advances bill with new congressional maps

Texas House committee on redistricting voted out of committee Monday evening a new version of a bill with proposed new congressional maps.

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Texas Democrats in Illinois arrive at O'Hare to go home

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Democratic lawmakers from Texas just arrived at O'Hare Monday to head back to the Lone Star State. The legislators have been in Illinois for two weeks, protesting congressional redistricting in their state. Some of those lawmakers were in church Sunday at Saint Sabina and Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.

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Texas House fails to make a quorum on 6th attempt as Democrats continue holdout, second special session looms

Republican leaders said that if they can't reach a quorum again at 10 a.m., both the House and Senate will wrap up the special session.

Texas Rep. staying in House chamber after rejecting DPS monitoring

The Texas House is adjourned until Wednesday morning. But one State Rep. is staying in the chamber, staging a protest that’s gaining attention. Before the House