FORT WORTH, Texas - A state lawmaker from North Texas slept on the Texas House floor on Monday night after refusing a Republican-mandated state trooper escort.

State Rep. Nicole Collier said she "refuses to sign away her dignity" and is calling herself a political prisoner.

Nicole Collier Locked In

The backstory:

After an entire special session without any legislation to show, Texas House Republicans are moving quickly to pass their agenda in the second special session.

New redistricting maps are moving forward, along with disaster preparedness and relief policies following the Texas Hill Country flooding.

And to make sure the quorum-breaking Democrats can't leave the state again, House Speaker Dustin Burrows announced that they are not allowed to leave the chambers without signing

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