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Both Parties Mining Filibuster Aftermath for Campaign Cash

The heated abortion debate in Texas has sparked a flurry of fundraising appeals from Democrats and state Sen. Wendy Davis — but also from Republicans, for whom the controversy could prove just as financially fruitful.

by Veronica Zaragovia, KUT News

Gov. Rick Perry addresses the National Right to Life convention in Dallas.
Credit: Callie Richmond

The heated abortion debate in Texas has sparked a flurry of fundraising appeals from Democrats and state Sen. Wendy Davis — but also from Republicans, for whom the controversy could prove just as financially fruitful.

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Veronica Zaragovia

KUT NEWS