Urine for a long night. 

Texas Democratic state Senator Carol Alvarado announced on Friday her intention to filibuster a redistricting bill led by Republicans, and she is set to take a unique approach during her time on the floor.

Preparing for what might be an extended speech, the 57-year-old senator has equipped herself with a catheter and a urine bag, as reported by several sources.

The Houston-area Democrat even purchased a “long blue flowered dress to hide the bag,” the Washington Post reported. 

The Texas Senate Democratic Caucus posted a video showing Alvarado carefully stepping into the chamber, prepared for her mission to postpone the bill’s passage.

“Going to be a long night,” Alvarado pledged in a social media post, after notifying the leader of the Texas Senate, GOP Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, that she intended to filibuster House Bill 4. 

In preparation for the filibuster, the state senator chowed down on barbecue the night before and also received an IV infusion and did a hot yoga session. 

“I’ve been prepping for a few days,” Alvarado told WaPo. 

She is no stranger to stalling legislation. 

In 2021, Alvarado held the floor for 15 hours and seven minutes, a state record, in a filibuster against an election reform bill that banned drive-thru and 24-hour polling places and ballot drop boxes. 

The Republican-led effort to redraw Texas’ congressional map – a move strongly backed by President Trump – cleared the state House of Representatives earlier this week and is expected to eventually pass in the GOP-controlled state Senate. 

The redistricting bill, which could give Republicans five additional seats in Congress, is strongly opposed by Democrats. 

More than 50 Texas House Democrats fled the state capital for two weeks in an effort to delay a vote on the legislation.