Texas Rep. Nicole Collier speaks out
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Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a police escort.
Upon returning after a 15-day walkout, Texas House Democrats were asked for consent to be escorted off the floor by DPS officers. Nicole Collier refused and was locked in the chamber Monday night.
Rep. Nicole Collier was among the state Democrats who left the state earlier this month to stall the Texas redistricting effort.
A protest is planned Tuesday outside of the House chamber where one lawmaker is refusing to leave after rejecting monitoring from the Department of Public Safety.
Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier refused to come to the Texas state Capitol for two weeks. Now she won't leave, and fellow Democrats are joining her