Overview
- Rep. Nicole Collier cut short a DNC video call from a Texas Capitol bathroom after saying she was told participating there could be a felony.
- Collier said she had been confined to the House floor, a bathroom and limited lounges under GOP-enforced rules meant to prevent another quorum break.
- The Texas House approved the Republican-backed congressional map after Democrats returned under DPS escort requirements and so‑called permission slips.
- Protesters who stayed to support Collier were arrested on trespassing charges, and one said those detained were later banned from the Capitol for a year.
- It remains unclear who issued the felony warning; national Democrats denounced the episode, and California Democrats advanced a counter‑map in response to Texas.