Today is going to be a big day in Texas!

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Go women of TX!!!

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1. Texas lawmakers are back, and so is abortion fight

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Round two of Texas’ fierce ideological battle over abortion limits was set to begin Monday, less than a week after a Democratic filibuster and hundreds of raucous protesters threw the end of the first special session into chaos.

The Legislature’s Republican majority has vowed to pass wide-ranging abortion restrictions quickly and easily this time, even as opponents mobilize for more protests.

‘‘The world has seen images of pro-abortion activists screaming, cheering,’’ Republican Gov. Rick Perry said. ‘‘Going forward, we have to match their intensity but do it with grace and civility.’’

Lawmakers finished their regular session May 27, but Perry called them back immediately for 30 more days to approve, among other things, the tight new limits on abortion.

On the extra session’s last day, however, Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth was on her feet for more than 12 hours — speaking most of that time — as Democrats used a filibuster to help kill the sweeping abortion bill.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/2013/07/01/texas-lawmakers-are-back-and-abortion-fight/2JovgTAhrh4SiSgeCY337N/story.html

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2. YES it is!!

Best wishes going out to Senator Davis and all or the Democratic legislators in Texas. Keep up the awesomeness you all have shown so far!

[ismnotwasm]

3. Sure is

Best thoughts, wishes and hopes for all the great Texan Women!

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4. Go Wendy! Plus Natalie Maines says she will be there....

Natalie Maines: If you’re pro-life, you’re not for women’s rights

Natalie Maines, the singer who rose to fame as the lead vocalist for the Dixie Chicks, announced via Twitter that she will be attending a rally in Austin, Texas, tomorrow to “support Wendy Davis and women’s rights.”

http://twitchy.com/2013/07/01/natalie-maines-if-youre-pro-life-youre-not-for-womens-rights/

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5. Wendy Davis Won't Filibuster Abortion Legislation During Special Session

A spokesman for Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis, who stood and spoke for more than 12 hours to help kill the bill last week, says she won't filibuster the legislation a second time.

"You can't have a 30-day filibuster," says spokesman Rick Svatora. "The point is [Republicans] mismanaged things so badly the first time around it allowed a filibuster to occur. The Lt. Gov. [David Dewhurst] has pledged he won't allow that to happen this time around."

Speaking at the National Right to Life convention this weekend, Dewhurst, R-Texas, said: "I am not discouraged. We will pass this bill out of the legislature." That doesn't mean the bill will pass without a fight.

Republicans were unable to pass the measures last week in large part because of Davis's filibuster, but also because hundreds of protesters crowded the Texas Capitol just before the midnight deadline and cheered to the point where senators on the floor could not hear over the noise.

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2013/07/01/wendy-davis-wont-filibuster-abortion-legislation-during-special-session

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6. Texas lawmakers are back, and so is abortion fight

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Round two of Texas' fierce ideological battle over abortion limits was set to begin Monday, less than a week after a Democratic filibuster and hundreds of raucous protesters threw the end of the first special session into chaos.

The Legislature's Republican majority has vowed to pass wide-ranging abortion restrictions quickly and easily this time, even as opponents mobilize for more protests.

"The world has seen images of pro-abortion activists screaming, cheering," Republican Gov. Rick Perry said. "Going forward, we have to match their intensity but do it with grace and civility."

More than 100 state police, many carrying helmets and truncheons, walked through the Capitol building Monday morning as abortion-rights protesters began arriving. Protesters, wearing orange T-shirts, were navigating newly erected crowd control ropes strung to create paths to the House and Senate chambers.

http://www.timesonline.com/news/national/texas-lawmakers-are-back-and-so-is-abortion-fight/article_549ea2e1-9519-58e5-956d-8b174311f431.html

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7. Oh the irony

"The world has seen images of pro-abortion activists screaming, cheering," Republican Gov. Rick Perry said. "Going forward, we have to match their intensity but do it with grace and civility"

Perry wouldn't know grace and civility if they were the names of his daughters, the self righteous piece of shit.

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8. Cute pic I found