A House Democrat has refused to leave the Texas Capitol overnight to protest the latest Republican move in the ongoing redistricting standoff .

State representative Nicole Collier has said she will stay in the building until Wednesday to protest a Republican requirement forcing Democrats who fled the state to have police escorts to and from the House to ensure they turn up to vote.

Why It Matters

Earlier this month, Collier and 50 other Texas Democrats traveled to Illinois, New York and Massachusetts to stop a vote on a new redistricted map, drawn up by the Republican Party and thought to favor the GOP's chances in upcoming elections. The Democrats accused the GOP of gerrymandering, and the GOP in turn called out the Democrats for disrupting the passage of legislation.

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