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

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.

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.

The Republican-controlled Texas legislature is expected to pass a new congressional map creating five new winnable seats for the GOP.

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

Nicole Collier is being courageous in the face of authoritarianism, but what’s happening to her a story of “resistance.”

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

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