AUSTIN — A handful of fellow Democrats joined Fort Worth Rep. Nicole Collier late Tuesday as she waged a second day of a protest from behind the massive double doors of the Texas House.

Collier stayed overnight on the House floor Monday — and appeared poised to do so again with other legislators — after refusing to submit to GOP House Speaker Dustin Burrows’ demand that the Texas Democrats who fled the state to break quorum be escorted by state troopers whenever they leave the chamber.

As a result, the lawmaker remained confined to the chamber late Tuesday with permission to go to her office and the restroom but not to leave the Capitol grounds. She said she intends to fight the proposed GOP-led congressional redistricting efforts, even though Democrats concede new maps will likely pass.

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