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Texas State Capitol cleared of visitors after reported social media threat

The Texas State Capitol was cleared of visitors Tuesday evening and closed to the public after a social media threat, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

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Social media threat shuts down Capitol, protest for Rep. Collier pushes on

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Texas State Rep Says Assigned Police Escort 'Made A Scene' And Threatened To Arrest Her

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Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate

Texas Democrats who ended a walkout found themselves shadowed by law enforcement officers to keep them from repeating the protest that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts and...

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Several Texas Democrats join Rep. Nicole Collier in chamber protest

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Texas Democrat Forced to Sleep in Capitol After Refusing 24-Hour Police Escort

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Even at the Grocery Store, Texas Troopers Don't Let Democrats Out of Sight After Walkout

Collier said having officers shadow her was an attack on her dignity and an attempt to control her movements.

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Texas Rep. Nicole Collier speaks out after being told she can't leave Capitol without police escort

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California Redistricting Hearing Turns Heated as Republicans Mount Opposition Campaign

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Texas Democrat Will Stay In State Capitol Overnight In Protest Against Republicans’ Police Escort Requirement

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier will stay in the Texas Capitol until Wednesday, according to a statement from the Texas House Democratic Caucus, refusing to leave the building overnight to protest a G...

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Texas Democrat Locked in State Capitol for Refusing Mandatory Escort

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Texas Democrat says she's locked inside state Capitol after refusing mandatory DPS escort

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A Texas Democrat sleeps at the Capitol to protest GOP actions in Texas redistricting fight

“We need to shake things up and make some good trouble to have good change,” Collier said in a video Tuesday morning.

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Rep. Nicole Collier camps out in House chamber in Democrats' last stand against GOP redistricting

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Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don’t let Democrats out of sight after walkout

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LIVE | Texas Capitol evacuated amid threats of an active shooter

The Texas Capitol building has reportedly been evacuated after threats of an active shooter were reported.DPS Sate Troopers and Capitol Police a

Democratic Texas lawmaker passes 24-hour mark on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

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.

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Texas State Capitol grounds closed after threat posted ahead of protest

Protesters were evacuated from the Texas Capitol grounds Tuesday evening after the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said someone posted on social media calling on others to go to the building and "take action by shooting and killing those who will not allow lawmakers to leave.

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Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier slept in House chamber after refusing GOP-mandated permission slip to leave

Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a police escort.

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Security tightened at Minnesota State Capitol building

Public access to the St. Paul building is being reduced from 14 doors to four as State Patrol boosts officer presence and oversight ahead of security review.