Texas state senator Wendy Davis has been on a whirlwind media tour since her filibuster (and a screaming mob) blocked a vote on a bill that would ban most abortions during the final four months of ...

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Last night, “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” launched its first episode in a series of Austin-based installments which have been sardonically dubbed “Democalypse 2014: South by South Mess.” The ...

Texas faces a heated race for the governor’s office between Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Wendy Davis, after the Lone Star State took to the polls Tuesday in the first political primary ...

It took just 13 hours for Texas State Senator Wendy Davis to get national name recognition for filibustering that Texas abortion bill. And now she’s using that fame to try to change the national ...

During a speech at the University of Texas in Brownsville on Wednesday, Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis — best known for her 11-hour filibuster of an anti-abortion bill — said "I am pro-life." And then ...

On Thursday, news broke that Wendy Davis's team is quietly letting influential Democrats know about an impending run for governor of Texas. She's expected to announce her decision — which, her ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Judge Wendy Davis officially stepped down from her duties Tuesday, but is leaving the bench in good hands. On Wednesday, she said her departure was planned and that folks ...

Imagine for a moment that a Republican state senator in a liberal Northeastern state filibustered gay marriage legislation or some gun control measure like background checks. If he went on CNN the ...

Texas Monthly staffer Dan Solomon discusses his first book, The Fight for Midnight, which comes out as we approach the ten-year anniversary of a dramatic day (and night) at the Legislature. Texas ...