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Texas Democrats return as Rep. Nicole Collier spends night on House floor in protest
Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives returned to Austin on Aug. 18, 2025, but their protest of redistricting efforts continues. Democratic Texas Rep. Cassandra Garcia Hernandez speaks at a news conference outside of the House chamber in the State Capitol on Aug.
Rep. Nicole Collier camps out in House chamber in Democrats' last stand against GOP redistricting
Activists protest the confinement of Rep. Nicole Collier (D-Fort Worth) outside the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol Austin, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. Rep. Collier has not left the House floor after refusing to have a DPS escort in order to do so.
Texas State Representative Nicole Collier has emerged as a key figure in the state’s ongoing electoral map controversy.
Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a ...
A Texas Democrat was forced to abruptly drop off a call with Gavin Newsom in the state Capitol bathroom because it was a felony.
A Democratic state lawmaker who fled Texas in protest of a GOP redistricting effort is asking a court to let her exit the Capitol, after she was told she needs a police escort to leave the building.
Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.
"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.
Texas Republicans are likely to pass their redistricting plans on Wednesday following weeks of Democrat protests ...
Other Texas Democrats, including from DFW, joined Rep. Nicole Collier after they tore up their “permission slips” to leave ...
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