For nearly a half hour, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, spoke to a crowd of mostly women about the significance of her 11-hour filibuster of omnibus abortion legislation last year.
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Analysis: Davis’ Filibuster Became Motivating Factor in More Ways Than One
It’s been a year since Wendy Davis’ filibuster against new abortion restrictions. Texas Democrats have used the filibuster as a rallying point, while some Republicans are using it to talk about changing the way the Senate does its business.
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The Brief: June 25, 2014
The Tribune’s Reeve Hamilton has dropped the first in a three-part series tackling the timely topic of lawmakers writing recommendations on behalf of applicants to the University of Texas at Austin.
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AG Appeals $1.2M Whistleblower Verdict
The office of Attorney General Greg Abbott is fighting another whistleblower lawsuit, and Democrats are hoping to make it an issue in the Republican candidate’s bid for governor.
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The Brief: June 24, 2014
Texas politicians from across the political spectrum are weighing in on the surge of unaccompanied minors crowding detention facilities.
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Abbott, Cruz Blame Obama for “Humanitarian Crisis”
Warning of the dangers faced by undocumented and unaccompanied children crossing the border into the U.S., Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday called on the Obama administration to more strictly enforce immigration laws.
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Davis Calls for Special Session on Border Surge
State Sen. Wendy Davis, the Democratic nominee for governor, has added her name to the list of lawmakers calling for a special legislative session to immediately address the unprecedented number of illegal border crossers into Texas.
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Analysis: Wendy Davis Filibuster — Was It Just a Moment, or a Movement?
With the anniversary of the filibuster that made her a star for Texas Democrats, Wendy Davis is still trying to turn a momentous event into the kind of campaign that will upset the state’s entrenched political order.
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The Brief: June 23, 2014
The discovery of a mass grave in Brooks County containing unidentified immigrants already has a couple of state lawmakers calling for an investigation of what happened.
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Inside Texas Politics: Doing the “Oops” Thing
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Bud Kennedy about more results from the latest UT/TT Poll, Gov. Rick Perry’s recent controversial statements and more.