Overview

• State Rep. Nicole Collier abruptly ended a DNC call from inside the Texas Capitol after saying she was told participating from the House floor or a bathroom could be a felony.
• The call occurred as the Texas House moved ahead with a vote on a Republican-favored redistricting plan that Democrats say would weaken Black and Latino voting power.
• House Speaker Dustin Burrows said members who leave and return must be released into the custody of a designated DPS officer and sign a pledge to come back.
• Collier declined those terms and has been sleeping inside the legislature in protest, according to The Hill.
• Reporting did not identify what statute might apply to the felony warning, and national Democrats on the call, including Sen. Cory Booker, sharply criticized the situation.