Protesters removed from Texas Capitol
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Texas Republicans are likely to pass their redistricting plans on Wednesday following weeks of Democrat protests
Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night 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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Shortly after, a protest formed inside the Capitol with chants in support of Collier, including four women sitting outside the doors of the chamber Monday night surrounded by dozens of Texas DPS officers. An officer told them, "If you do not leave, you're subject to arrest for trespassing," and then they were handcuffed and taken into custody.
Over 300 hundred protests were held Saturday against President Trump’s redistricting plan in Texas.
On Saturday, about 5,000 people gathered at the Capitol in Austin to protest President Donald Trump and the Texas Legislature’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give Republicans more seats in the U.
Emphasizing that they are committed to nonviolent protest and community safety, protest organizers with Indivisible Santa Barbara said they will gather on both sides of State Street between Hitchcock Way and Hope Avenue (in front of Whole Foods) from 10 a.m. to noon for the Fight the Trump Takeover event.