In early August, dozens of Democratic state representatives left Texas in an attempt to block Republicans from moving forward with a Trump-mandated redrawing of the state’s congressional map. When the lawmakers’ two-week boycott ended Monday and they returned to the statehouse , GOP leaders gave them an ultimatum: Sign a slip agreeing to having police shadow them around the clock to ensure they don’t stage another walkout or be confined to the chamber under threat of arrest.

While her colleagues agreed to be subject to a police escort, Representative Nicole Collier had a different response: “Hell no.” Since 2013, the 52-year-old lawmaker has represented state District 95 in Fort Worth, the type of majority-minority district that Democrats have said would be torn up in Republic

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