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A bill that opponents claimed would virtually ban abortion in Texas failed to pass late Tuesday after lawmakers missed a deadline by just minutes.There were chaotic scenes after a filibuster attempt fell just short and protesters cheered, clapped and shouted for the final 15 minutes as lawmakers tried to hold the vote before the session ended at midnight.The filibuster by Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort ...
A bill that opponents claimed would virtually ban abortion in Texas failed to pass after lawmakers missed a deadline by just minutes.There were chaotic scenes after a filibuster attempt fell just short and protesters cheered, clapped and shouted for the final 15 minutes as lawmakers tried to hold the vote before the end of the session at midnight.The filibuster by Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, l...
The southwestern U.S. border has become an increasingly lethal snare: Brutal heat, desert freezes, harsh currents, poisonous snakes and sporadic gunfire are killing a rising number of undocumented migrants who are picking progressively treacherous routes to elude extra federal patrols. And the "border surge" — a Senate proposal to double U.S. agents on the Mexican boundary and extend 700 miles of ...
As the clock passed midnight Tuesday in Texas, a scene of remarkable chaos unfolded in the state Senate chamber as an eruption of cheering and chanting drowned out the legislative action, leaving it unclear whether a bill that would have shut down most of the state's abortion clinics had passed.The day began with Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis attempting a 13-hour filibuster to kill the bill. The onl...
With minutes to go, Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis' attempted 13-hour filibuster to kill a bill that would shut down most of the state's abortion clinics was hanging by a thread Tuesday night. The only way Democrats in the Republican-controlled Senate can defeat the measure is by not letting it come to a vote before the session ends at midnight (1 a.m. Wednesday ET).Under the Senate's rules, Davis, ...
With less than two hours to go, Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis' 13-hour filibuster to kill a bill that would shut down most of the state's abortion clinics was hanging by a thread Tuesday night. The only way Democrats in the Republican-controlled Senate can defeat the measure is by not letting it come to a vote before the session ends at midnight (1 a.m. Wednesday ET).Under the Senate's rules, Davis...
Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis was in the 10th hour of a planned 13-hour filibuster Tuesday night, hoping to run out the clock until the legislative session ends and kill a bill that would shut down most of the state's abortion clinics.Under the Senate's rules, Davis, a Democrat from Fort Worth, is required to speak nonstop without sitting down or even leaning on her desk for support. Twice, Republi...
A bicycle that was custom-made for a wounded U.S Army veteran was callously stolen in Alaska on Monday night — along with the bikes of four other vets who were in a challenge with an organization that helps service members recover from war injuries through bike riding, a representative for the organization said.California-based "Ride 2 Recovery" has given out over 5,000 bikes for returning soldier...
