Part of the Texas Capitol was evacuated on Tuesday night amid an lively shooter menace.
A protest on the Capitol in help of Rep. Collier has been pushed exterior after the constructing was closed on account of an lively shooter menace. However whereas the Capitol is closed, the grounds are nonetheless open. @cbsaustin pic.twitter.com/0RIrZkQDD0
— Andrew Freeman (@AFreemanNews) August 19, 2025
A protest erupted after Democrat State Rep. Nicole Collier slept within the state Capitol final evening to protest the Texas DPS escort amid a redistricting battle with GOP state lawmakers.
Texas Democrats returned to the Capitol on Monday after fleeing to Illinois for 2 weeks in an effort to dam GOP redistricting efforts.
Extra Texas Democrats are anticipated to hitch Rep. Collier and sleep within the state Capitol tonight.
Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Value stays locked within the Texas Home Chamber after spending the evening in protest of guidelines assigning DPS to Democratic representatives who broke quorum. She refused to signal the “permission slip.” Right here’s what Speaker @Burrows4TX has to say. @cbsaustin pic.twitter.com/KNosvAevAg
— Andrew Freeman (@AFreemanNews) August 19, 2025
Rep. Collier waved to her supporters from the window on Tuesday. She is locked in amid the lively shooter menace.
WATCH:
You possibly can see Rep. Collier waving to her supporters from the window. @cbsaustin pic.twitter.com/TioMtUb26e
— Andrew Freeman (@AFreemanNews) August 19, 2025
Kamala Harris referred to as Texas Rep. Collier and inspired her to maintain going along with her stunt.
BREAKING: Vice President @KamalaHarris simply referred to as Rep. @NicoleCollier95 —
Who’s been staying on the Home ground for 30+ hours quite than undergo GOP police state techniques.“You’re those that historical past will disclose to have been heroes of this second.”
The nation is watching… pic.twitter.com/EhLwBws4RP— Texas Home Democrats (@TexasHDC) August 19, 2025
CBS Austin reported:
Components of the Texas Capitol grounds had been evacuated and closed to guests on Tuesday night after studies of an lively shooter menace.
The constructing itself was shut down, prompting a protest in help of Consultant Nicole Collier to maneuver exterior.
Regardless of the partial closure of the Capitol, the grounds initially remained open, permitting Consultant Nicole Collier to wave to her supporters from a window.
Protest organizer Melody Tremallo mentioned she was proven a video of the menace. “The captain got here as much as me and knowledgeable me that there was possible going to be… possible going to filter out the Capitol constructing on the grounds on account of an imminent shooter menace. I used to be proven the video of any individual whose rhetoric mainly went to the impact of…,” Tremallo mentioned, after which CBS Austin’s reporter Andrew Freeman heard DPS announce it was closing the grounds.
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