A Texas House Democrat was confined in the Capitol overnight after she refused a police escort that Republican leaders imposed on lawmakers who participated in a two-week walkout over a GOP mid-decade redistricting plan. Rep. Nicole Collier (D-Fort Worth) declined on Monday afternoon to sign a slip giving her permission from Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) […] The post ‘Pushing Back’ appeared first on Fort Worth Weekly.
