"They said it's a felony for me to do this. Apparently I can't be on the floor or in the bathroom," Nicole Collier said.

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

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

A Democratic state lawmaker who fled Texas in protest of a GOP redistricting effort is asking a court to let her exit the Capitol, after she was told she needs a police escort to leave the building.

Texas Republicans are likely to pass their redistricting plans on Wednesday following weeks of Democrat protests

Other Texas Democrats, including from DFW, joined Rep. Nicole Collier after they tore up their “permission slips” to leave the chamber.

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