Rep. Nicole Collier was forced off a call with the Democratic National Committee that she had joined while under House arrest in the state capital. The post WATCH: Texas Dem Stuck in State Capitol Forced Off DNC Call by Official first appeared on Mediaite.

GOP leadership required Democrats to consent to a police escort in order to leave the building. Collier chose to stay instead.

SMU political science professor Matthew Wilson explains the rarely enforced rules being applied during this second special session of the legislature.

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.

The Texas House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday on a Republican-proposed redistricting map after Democratic lawmakers returned to the state this week. One lawmaker, State Rep. Nicole Collier,

Texas Republicans assigned law enforcement to escort specific Democrats to and from the statehouse after dozens left to block a vote on redistricting.

A state lawmaker has refused to leave the Texas Capitol as Republicans use police to prevent Democrats from fleeing the state over a redistricting vote.

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

State Rep. Nicole Collier can’t leave the Texas Capitol building because she won’t sign a paper agreeing to a state police escort.