Rep. Nicole Collier has been in the House for more than 10 hours Monday after she has refused to have a Texas state law enforcement officer shadow her if

Kamala Harris thanks Texas Democrats for standing up for the people during a redistricting fight. Democrats face a GOP mid-decade remap to avoid coalition districts.

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.

The so-called “permission slips” were issued to Democrats who broke quorum and fled the state in a 15-day fight over GOP gerrymandering. The slips, which they were forced to sign in order to leave the Capitol grounds, required them to have a police escort at all times.

Republicans required their Democratic peers to have an escort to ensure they returned to the chamber on Wednesday following their two-week venture outside the state to thwart a GOP redistricting effort.

Rep. Nicole Collier's refusal to accept an ordered police escort gains support from her Democratic Party colleagues via a grand gesture.

Democratic State Representative Nicole Collier spent the night on the Texas House floor, refusing to comply with an order.

Rep. Nicole Collier gets surprise phone call from former Vice President Kamala Harris during her second night sleeping on House floor