A state lawmaker has refused to leave the Texas Capitol as Republicans use police to prevent Democrats from fleeing the state over a redistricting vote., Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier was forced to spend the night Monday inside the Texas State Capitol building in Austin after she refused to sign a "permission slip" to accept the mandatory escort by the Department of Public Safety imposed on Democrats by the Republicans who control the chamber., First, Texas House Democrats refused to meet in their legislative chamber in an act of resistance. Now, one of them won't leave. State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth said in an interview , A Texas state representative has refused to leave the state capitol amid a contentious battle between Republicans and Democrats. State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth (D) told news outlets she , Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier filed a writ of habeas corpus on Tuesday in the district court of Travis County, Texas, claiming the state legislature’s Republican majority has unlawfully detained her in the state Capitol after she refused to consent to 24-hour police surveillance. Most of the , Rep. Nicole Collier, a Fort Worth Democrat, cannot leave the Texas Capitol after declining to sign off on DPS monitoring..