Rep. Nicole Collier was among the state Democrats who left the state earlier this month to stall the Texas redistricting effort.

Texas Democrats are joining a colleague who can't leave the state Capitol because she won't agree to having law enforcement officers shadow her.

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.

The standoff with Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier comes as the Texas legislature moves forward with new congressional maps. Texas Republicans are pushing mid-decade redistricting to create five new

Several Texas state House Democrats ripped up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a police escort and returned to the House floor Tuesday night, the caucus announced.