TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — In one of the most visible acts of protest during the redistricting battle over the summer, State Rep. Nicole Collier, D-District 95, slept on the House floor rather than sign a permission slip that allowed Democrats who broke quorum to leave the chamber, but with a police escort.

Three months later, almost to the day, a three-judge panel struck down the congressional map lawmakers passed in an attempt to give Republicans five additional seats in the U.S. House.

We asked the Democrat if she felt vindicated.

“In order to feel vindicated, you have to feel like you did something wrong. I didn’t do anything wrong. I feel like the decision was correct,” Collier said. “I feel good. But we’re not done yet. So, I feel I have a measured sense of what we need to do and con

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