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Fort Worth Democrat locked in Texas Capitol asks judge to intervene
Rep. Nicole Collier is asking a Travis County district judge to rule that she’s allowed to leave the Texas Capitol. The Fort Worth Democrat has been confined to Texas Capitol since Monday after refusing to sign a “permission slip” turning her over to Texas Department of Public Safety custody for monitoring.
Rep. Nicole Collier camps out in House chamber in Democrats' last stand against GOP redistricting
Sam Parker wears an outfit from "The Handmaid's Tale" as she protests the confinement of Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, outside the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
State Rep. Nicole Collier can’t leave the Texas Capitol building because she won’t sign a paper agreeing to a state police ...
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Fort Worth Rep. Nicole Collier to spend a second night on the House floor joined by other Democrats
Rep. Nicole Collier is refusing to sign an order requiring a DPS escort in the Texas House redistricting battle, drawing support from fellow Democrats.
Democratic Texas Rep. Nicole Collier has been an outspoken critic of the redistricting maps, which she argues dilute minority ...
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 mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a ...
Upon returning after a 15-day walkout, Texas House Democrats were asked for consent to be escorted off the floor by DPS ...
House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Monday that Democrats who previously left the state could not leave the chamber unless they agreed to having a DPS escort. Collier refused one and must remain in the ...
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