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Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNWatch live: Texas House to take up GOP congressional map delayed by Democrats’ walkout
WATCH: Texas House → Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Republican-led Texas House on Wednesday was set to advance a new congressional map crafted to hand five additional U.
Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety.
The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.
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Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate
Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to around-the-clock surveillance by state Department of Public Safety officers to leave the floor.
House Democrats have ended their 15-day holdout, which delayed but is unlikely to derail a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan aimed at safeguarding Republican interests.