A Texas House member from Fort Worth prepares to spend another night inside the Capitol in a political showdown over the rules established by the state legislature.

Representative Nicole Collier , who represents District 95 in East Fort Worth, objects to the House speaker's demand that Democrats, who had fled the state to prevent a quorum, sign permission slips to leave and promise to be inside the Capitol on Wednesday morning.

SMU political science professor Matthew Wilson explains the rarely enforced rules being applied during this second special session of the legislature.

He said once enough Democratic lawmakers returned to the Capitol to meet the quorum for the second special session, the speaker needed only 15 other members, according to the House Rules Manual.

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