She’s having a Capitol sleepover.

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier (D) slept in the House chamber Monday into Tuesday after refusing to accept a state trooper escort, calling herself a “political prisoner.”

Republicans required their Democratic peers to have an escort to ensure they returned to the chamber on Wednesday following their two-week venture outside the state to thwart a GOP redistricting effort .

“I refuse to sign away my dignity as a duly elected representative just so Republicans can control my movements and monitor me with police escorts,” Collier, who is from Fort Worth, said in a statement, per NBC News .

This was my night, bonnet and all, in the #txlege . #thisisme pic.twitter.com/46YgqbMUk8 — Nicole Collier (@NicoleCollier95) August 19, 2025

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