Texas Democratic lawmaker Nicole Collier said she was warned she could be committing a felony while speaking from a Texas Capitol bathroom during a Democratic National Committee video call on 20 Aug. The call, which included Sen. Cory Booker and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, was arranged to discuss California’s proposed redistricting plan. “Sorry, I have to leave. They said it’s a felony for me to do this,” Collier told participants before ending the session. Booker called the warning “outrageous,” adding that Collier “in the bathroom has more dignity than Donald Trump in the Oval Office.” Texas Republicans rejected the accusation that they threatened Collier. Kimberly Carmichael, spokeswoman for House Speaker Dustin Burrows, said no staffer from the Speaker’s office instructed the representative to leave and that she was unaware of any rule prohibiting such a call from the location. The incident highlights ongoing partisan friction in Texas, where Democratic lawmakers have previously used procedural tactics—including quorum-breaking walkouts—to oppose Republican legislation. Neither Collier nor the House leadership detailed what specific statute might have been violated by holding the call from a restroom. No formal complaint or investigation had been announced as of late Wednesday.