What happened last Tuesday was started by an “unruly bunch” — the people who were controlling the Senate that night, flouting rules, chucking tradition and ignoring common sense to get their way.
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DPS, Abortion Activists Preparing for Renewed Debate
Less than a week after their screams derailed a vote on a new abortion law, reproductive rights advocates are getting organized for the special session. But when proceedings begin anew on Monday, state leaders will be better prepared.
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Dewhurst Aide: Media Conducted Themselves With “Decorum”
After reviewing video from Tuesday’s filibuster, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst — who also spoke at a Right to Life conference on Saturday — said he found no evidence that the media incited “unruly” behavior from activists in the Senate gallery.
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How Activists Yelled an Abortion Bill to Death
When efforts by state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, and other Senate Democrats to run out the clock on an abortion bill fell short, protesters made enough noise to grind the Senate chamber to a halt.
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Arrestee Talks About Capitol Officers on Filibuster Night
One of the three people who were arrested in the wake of Tuesday night’s Senate abortion debate said DPS officers did not overstep their bounds.
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Video: Final Moments of the Filibuster
Miss the dramatic end to the debate over abortion legislation in the Texas Senate on Tuesday? Just want to see it again? Here’s raw video of the explosive final moments. Spoiler alert: It gets loud.
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Despite Glow of National Spotlight, Davis Still Faces Fight in Texas
Wendy Davis came off the Senate floor early Wednesday as the national Democratic Party’s newest star. But what effect her 11-hour filibuster to stop abortion legislation will have on her political prospects in Texas is an open question.
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Video: Protesters Credited, Cursed for Abortion Bill Defeat
As Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday called for a second special session on abortion restrictions, the drama of Tuesday night’s explosive fight in the Texas Senate continued to reverberate.
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Led by Davis, Democrats Defeat Abortion Bill
The nation watched on Tuesday — and into Wednesday — as Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis and hundreds of reproductive rights advocates stalled proceedings and ultimately defeated controversial abortion legislation.
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Liveblog: Abortion Bill Fails Amid Midnight Chaos After Filibuster
Texas senators are trying to get to the bottom of whether Republicans successfully pushed through a vote on Senate Bill 5, the omnibus abortion restriction bill, ahead of their midnight deadline.
