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Is Texas Good For Women? A Recap of the Texas Tribune Festival Panel

Post author By Sarah Blumberg
Post date October 28, 2016
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U.S. Representative (HI-02) Tulsi Gabbard (left) listens to Texas state senator Wendy Davis (right) speak as women leadership panelists at an EMILY's List luncheon at the Fairmont hotel in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, August 16, 2013.

Photo: Houston Chronicle Two of Texas’ prominent female politicians crossed the aisle to promote discourse about the impact of state policy on women. Wendy Davis, a Democrat and member of the Texas Senate, renowned for her 11-hour filibuster against restrictive abortion regulations, shared that the adversity that she faced shaped her into the person she […]

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Politics and Governance

Rule One: Follow the Rules

Post author By Michael Gaudini
Post date June 27, 2013
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Rules matter. In the legislative process rules can decide whether a bill lives or dies – as they did this week with a high-profile bill attacking women’s health, Senate Bill 5. More broadly, however, legislative rules provide structure for a chaotic process and establish certain expectations for how the legislative process will proceed. In other […]

Tags Politics and Governance, Special Session, Texas Politics, Texas Women