(THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) Five years later, Marva Sadler can still hear the roar. It started at 11:58 p.m. on June 25, 2013, as abortion rights advocates who had gathered in the Texas Senate chamber ...
AUSTIN -- It's a memorable day in Texas politics. One year ago, state Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) stood in front of Texas lawmakers and delivered a nearly 13-hour filibuster. Her speech ...
ABORTION-rights supporters may as well put away those champagne glasses. Jubilation probably came a bit prematurely for those celebrating the demise of the Texas measure that would turn back the clock ...
AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry took direct, personal aim Thursday at Sen. Wendy Davis, the Fort Worth Democrat who became the face of the abortion-rights battle with her filibuster against a bill to impose ...
Lawmakers in Texas failed to approve a stringent new abortion law in advance of a midnight deadline Tuesday night after chaotic protests and an 11-hour filibuster by state Sen. Wendy Davis. That ...
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry took direct and personal aim Thursday at Sen. Wendy Davis, the Fort Worth Democrat who became the face of the abortion-rights battle with her filibuster against a bill to ...
For at least a decade, Democrats in the Texas Legislature have relied on parliamentary tricks and tactical drama to carry their agenda. When the other side has the numbers and controls the legislative ...