The Texas House of Representatives gaveled back into session Wednesday morning with the controversial proposal to redraw congressional maps up for a vote after Democrats fled the state to protest the earlier attempt to bring the bill to the floor.

“My constituents sent me to Austin to protect their voices and rights,” said Collier.

Democratic state Representative Nicole Collier spent the night in the Texas Capitol building rather than agree to a police monitor amid a contentious partisan struggle over redistricting that is part...

“She said, ‘Keep going.’ She said, ‘Don’t give up. Stand strong. Stand tall, and don’t back down,’” Collier said.