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A Texas Democrat is making a dramatic stand at the state capitol this morning
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Representative Nicole Collier refusing to sign a Republican order putting her under police escort
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and instead camping out on the House floor overnight in protest. Collier says she won't quote sign her dignity by agreeing to around the clock monitoring
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from the state's Department of Public Safety. She spent the night inside the chamber joined by fellow Democrats Jean Wu and Vince Perez
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in a show of defiance against what they call intimidation tactics. Her stand came just hours after House Democrats returned from their two-week walkout
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a move that denied Republicans a quorum and stalled redistricting. Their charter flight landed in Austin Monday
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and by the afternoon they walked into the Capitol to cheers from supporters
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But Republicans were ready, ordering lawmakers to remain under DPS supervision until tomorrow morning, even requiring permission slips to leave the floor
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Most Democrats complied, showing off their escorts to reporters. Collier, however, refused
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With Democrats back inside, the House finally reached a quorum for the first time this month
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clearing the way for Republicans to move forward on new congressional maps
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Changes that could add up to five more GOP seats in Washington
