Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier slept on the floor of the Texas House on Monday night in protest of Republicans’ ongoing push to redraw state maps.

Earlier this month, many House Democrats left the state to delay a vote on a Republican redistricting plan aimed at creating additional GOP-leaning congressional districts. The push in Texas is part of a broader mid-decade redistricting trend encouraged by President Donald Trump and backed by the state’s Republican leadership. The Texas initiative has prompted reactions nationwide, with both red and blue Governors saying they are prepared to redraw their states’ legislative maps.

Upon Texas Democrats’ return to Austin this week, House Speaker Dustin Burrows imposed new rules: Democrats could leave the House chamber only with written perm

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