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Rep. Nicole Collier seeks court-ordered release

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Rep. Nicole Collier seeks court-ordered release after spending the night in Texas Capitol
The Texas Democrat who slept in the state Capitol on Monday is accusing the state's House speaker of illegally confining her and threatening her with arrest. Why it matters: Rep. Nicole Collier's court filing is an escalation of a two-week standoff between Texas Democrats and Republicans over rare mid-decade redistricting,

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Several Texas Democrats join Rep. Nicole Collier in chamber protest
Texas House Democrat Nicole Collier confined to chamber after refusing DPS escort
Texas Democrat spends night in state Capitol after refusing police escort
Democratic State Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night inside the State Capitol and called herself a "political prisoner" after refusing to agree to a law enforcement escort.

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Texas State Rep. Refuses To Leave Capitol Amid Democrat And Republican Showdown
Some Texas Democrats to rip up agreements to leave House floor under police escort and return to chamber in protest
A Texas Democrat sleeps at the Capitol to protest GOP actions in Texas redistricting fight
“We need to shake things up and make some good trouble to have good change,” Collier said in a video Tuesday morning.

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Democrat lawmaker locked in Texas House chamber after refusing police escort
Texas rep spends second night of redistricting protest in state Capitol

‘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 escort.
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Nicole Collier, Texas lawmaker who slept at statehouse, files lawsuit challenging police escorts

The Fort Worth Democrat was confined in the Capitol overnight after refusing to be shadowed by state police, a requirement for lawmakers who had left the state.
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