Democratic state Representative Nicole Collier hunkered down for a second night in the Texas Capitol building rather than accept a mandatory police escort in a redistricting battle as President Donald Trump seeks to keep Republican control of Congress.

"I would not use the word slept. I think I laid there for the night," Wu added of his night on the floor. "I'm not sure how much sleep I actually got." Wu told Chron he helped Collier through the night with setting up tech for early morning interviews , a task usually handled by her team.

The imposition of police surveillance by Republican state House leaders on their Democratic colleagues marked the latest front in Texas’ redistricting battle.