Texas State Rep. Refuses To Leave Capitol Amid Democrat And Republican Showdown
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State Rep. Nicole Collier said she would not fall in line with the GOP House speaker's requirement that Democratic lawmakers be surveilled by state troopers.
A Texas state representative has refused to leave the state capitol amid a contentious battle between Republicans and Democrats.
State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth (D) told news outlets she was protesting the Republican House speaker’s insistence that she and other Democratic lawmakers be under surveillance by state troopers ahead of Wednesday’s meeting of the legislature.
“I don’t know how long I will be here,” Collier wrote in a statement to the Fort Worth Report on Monday. “Instead of DPS officers looking for pedophiles, they have been assigned to follow Democratic state representatives around only to ensure their return to the Capitol on Wednesday (when the House reconvenes). I sure hope the public feels safe without those officers on beat.”
Collier’s insistence on remaining in the state capitol, located in Austin, comes after Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) threatened to arrest Democrats who attempted to block Republicans from their racially biased redistricting efforts by leaving the state for two weeks.
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