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Kamala Harris calls Texas Rep. Nicole Collier during Capitol confinement: ‘We are all there with you’

You really are inspiring so many people,” the former vice president told Texas lawmaker Collier, who slept inside the state ...

Why Texas Democrat Nicole Collier is sleeping at the state Capitol after refusing to submit to Republican demands

GOP leadership required Democrats to consent to a police escort in order to leave the building. Collier chose to stay instead ...

Democratic Texas lawmaker passes 24-hour mark on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a ...

Texas House passes new GOP-friendly congressional maps

After a long day of debate, the Texas House of Representatives passed GOP-favored congressional maps Wednesday evening that ...

Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don’t let Democrats out of sight after walkout

Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier slept in House chamber after refusing GOP-mandated permission slip to leave

Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a ...

‘Free Nicole’: Fort Worth officials, faith leaders rally in support of state rep

State Rep. Nicole Collier can’t leave the Texas Capitol building because she won’t sign a paper agreeing to a state police ...

Texas House votes in favor of redistricting plan after Democrats' attempts to stall

The vote comes more than two weeks after dozens of Democrats left Texas, stalling a vote on new congressional maps favoring ...