Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis ahs gained the respect of people nationwide after her 11-hour filibuster helped defeat a controversial anti-abortion bill aimed at cutting access to abortion services across Texas. Gov. Rick Perry (R) has called for a second special session of the Texas legislature in order to pass the bill. The session will […]
Texas state senator Wendy Davis, who was catapulted onto the national political stage after a marathon filibuster of an abortion bill, tells “Morning Joe” it’s a sad state of affairs when politicians “intrude on women’s personal decision-making for their own higher aspirations.” Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
You might recall the efforts by Texas Republicans to falsify the vote count on the controversial abortion bill earlier this week. Of particular note are the following two screenshots taken from the Texas Legislature Online site. At 12:54 a.m. Wednesday morning the site showed SB-5 as having been passed on “6-26-13″ or after the legislative […]
Texas State Senator Wendy Davis had the eyes of the nation during her long filibuster of an anti-abortion bill. Davis tells Chris Hayes about the details of her test of will and endurance. She also said she’d be lying if she told us she didn’t have aspirations to run for a state-wide office in Texas. […]
Texas State Senator Wendy Davis talked with Rachel Maddow about the firebomb attack on her offices and the necessity of standing up to the radical right-wing agenda sweeping through state legislatures across the country. The segment was first aired on March 21, 2012. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy