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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
1. When the Senators came back into the chamber Wendy Davis sat down :)
Wed Jun 26, 2013, 04:08 AM
Jun 2013

It was good to see her off of her feet finally

And thank goodness this is over for awhile

Justitia

(9,316 posts)
2. TX Dems kicked serious ass today, y'all
Wed Jun 26, 2013, 04:10 AM
Jun 2013

I cannot describe to you the fight on the ground we've been engaged in down here.
GOP politics are a bloodsport in TX, and tonight, we won.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
4. A time stamp showing the vote completed after midnight was the deciding factor.
Wed Jun 26, 2013, 04:21 AM
Jun 2013

Excerpt below from link on front page of HuffPo...
Besides the article below be sure to check out the current front page of HuffPo. Big headline say: THE BILL IS DEAD
with a photo of the rotunda


-snip-

A time stamp showing the vote completed after midnight was the deciding factor.

-snip-

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/texas-abortion-bill_n_3501005.html

mnhtnbb

(31,392 posts)
7. So typical of Republicans to try to cheat and lie, revise history, to get what they want.
Wed Jun 26, 2013, 06:08 AM
Jun 2013

Only this time they were caught.

Lobo27

(753 posts)
6. As a Native Texan, reading this brought tears to my eyes.
Wed Jun 26, 2013, 04:57 AM
Jun 2013

I knew not everything was lost in my beloved state!!!!

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