Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to around-the-clock surveillance by state Department of Public Safety officers to leave the floor.

The national party is seeking to frame the quorum break as galvanizing event for Democrats. Texas Republicans are likely to pass the redistricted maps.

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety.

Texas Democratic legislator Nicole Collier says she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes Wednesday morning, the latest development in the two-week saga involving a redrawing of Texas’ congressional map.

The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.

House Democrats have ended their 15-day holdout, which delayed but is unlikely to derail a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan aimed at safeguarding Republican interests.

AUSTIN, Texas — For the first time in two weeks, a quorum was met in the Texas House after many Democrats returned to Austin. That allowed the legislature to advance a bill to redraw maps that will likely affect Houston’s representation in Congress. Democratic leaders said they believe their quorum break was a success.