Tag: Wendy Davis

Appeals Court Upholds Terrifying Texas Law, Leaves 8 Abortion Clinics Open

In the newest chapter of Texas' governmental manifesto?How to Legislate Like an Asshole,?the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld some of the most...

The 8 Most Disappointing Democrats Of 2014

2014 was a bleak year for Team Blue. The November elections went poorly in most places. Our current elected officials, who call themselves Democrats,...
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Lifelong Republican Texas Woman Explains Why She Now Votes Blue

Texas women are long-suffering. The fact is, Texans LOVE Texas. All Texans, including Texas women. I told my father that just last night: "I...

Wendy Davis ‘Welcomes’ GOP To Fort Worth (VIDEO)

As Republicans in the Lone Star State flock to Fort Worth this week for the?Texas GOP Convention, Democratic candidate for governor Wendy Davis has...

A Woman Wants To Tell You The 5 Most Surprising Things...

  "Incompatible with life." Nicole Stewart lives in Dallas, Texas. She and her husband were deeply conflicted when they found out at their 20-week sonogram that...

Vulgar, Vile And Violent: The Twisted Tweets of Todd Kincannon

Political wars include many angles of attack, ranging from sly and misleading PR campaigns to push polls.? An attorney from Columbia, SC adds guerilla...

Abortion Clinics Closing In Texas-The Impact Is Real (VIDEO)

When the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the ruling of a lower court to strike down the Texas admitting privileges portion of HB...

TX Gov. Candidate Greg Abbott Victim Of His Own Voter Suppression...

Current Texas Attorney General and 2014 Republican Gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott nearly took away his own right to vote. As the Lone Star State's...

Wendy Davis Hit With TX Voter ID Law, Forced To Sign...

First, it was the Texas District Judge?Sandra Watts?who, after voting for the past five decades, was?almost barred? from voting Oct 22nd. Now it's gubernatorial...

Federal Judge Smacks Down Texas Abortion Law

U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel?issued a 26-page order?on Monday that smacks down key provisions in Texas' recently passed anti-abortion law. The judge ruled that...
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Texas Democratic State Sen. Eddie Lucio Introduces Anti-Abortion Bill

The nightmare for Texas women is far from over and they're even having to fight against someone who should be supporting them -- a...

Restrictive Abortion Bills In Texas Under Attack…by Texas Preachers!

I just found out that there are people in Texas who don't feel driven by the Holy Spirit to control my vagina. And it's...
Defeats for Progressives, Saturday July 13th.

The Main Reason Why Republicans Should Be Afraid. Very Afraid

This amazing map shows why Republicans should be afraid. They might continue dissing women and blacks, but they ignore Latinos at their peril.
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Tampons Confiscated At Texas Capitol – A Super Plus Bad Move

What a crazy headline, eh? No, this isn't The Onion and I"m not Andy Borowitz, either. Texas state troopers really were confiscating women's tampons...

Governor Rick Perry Confuses Slut-Shaming For Compliment

Lately - and by "lately," I really mean since he's been governor of Texas - Rick Perry has committed so many vile political maneuvers...

Wendy Davis Inspires New Songs As Her Message Rockets ‘Round The...

Thanks to the phenomenon of social media, images of State Senator Wendy Davis' emotion-packed filibuster in Austin, Texas last month quickly ricocheted around the...

12 Signs Your Daughter Became A Feminist While You Weren’t Looking

Where have all the feminists gone? They may be popping up in the next generation, tuning in to a different sensibility for equality than...

Wendy Davis’ Filibustering Skills Are No Match Against The New Republi-Watch!

Curious as to how Texas Senate Republicans got away with altering the congressional time stamp on Senate Bill 5 to make it appear as...

No, “Kermit Gosnell” is Not a Reason to Ban Abortion

In the wake of Wendy Davis' filibuster against Texas' abortion bill, conservatives have been grasping at straws for reasons to justify this latest abortion...

Lace Up Your Pink Shoes, Wendy Davis – Perry’s Called Another...

Last night's victory was dubious at best. Wearing her now-iconic pink tennis shoes, Texas state Senator Wendy Davis' hours-long filibuster, coupled with protesters' deafening...