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…this is just kidnapping, right?

— Chris Kluwe (@chriswarcraft.bsky.social) 2025-08-18T21:55:35.802Z

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Texas Democrat Locked Inside State Capitol

August 18, 2025 at 10:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 95 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/08/18/texas-democrat-locked-inside-state-capitol/

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier (D) returned to the Texas Capitol on Monday “but says she remains locked inside the Capitol because she wouldn’t sign a permission slip to be under escort by the Texas Department of Public Safety,” CBS News reports.

“The escorts for all House Democrats who left the state of Texas last month — preventing a vote on a GOP-led redistricting effort — are meant as a guarantee that they will return to the House by 10 a.m. Wednesday for the next special session.”

San Antonio Current: House Democrats unable to move freely after return to Texas capitol. So one Democrat refuses to move.