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Texas Weekly Newsreel: Filibuster, Filibuster, Filibuster

In place of this week's Newsreel, we've got the story of the week — and of the political year so far: the debate and filibuster and verbal melee that marked the last day of the first special session.

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Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Ft. Worth, stretches while answering questions during her abortion bill filibuster on June 25, 2013.
Credit: Bob Daemmrich

In place of this week's Newsreel, we've got the story of the week — and of the political year so far: the debate and filibuster and verbal melee that marked the last day of the first special session. It promises to reverberate into next year's primary and general elections, providing a critical boost one politician's political future while showing the boot to another's. 

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