Then, at 11:18 a.m., Sen. Wendy Davis, a Fort Worth Democrat, took to the Senate floor and started what she hoped would be a 13-hour filibuster of the abortion bill. If Davis managed to keep the ...

The candidate in this case is Wendy Davis, who's running an underdog campaign for governor of Texas. Davis rose to national (and Texas-wide) prominence for staging an 11-hour filibuster against a ...

Texas Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis may have blocked restrictive new abortion regulations with her epic, 11-hour filibuster, but her victory could be short lived. Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday ...

Wendy Davis' (D) dramatic 11-hour filibuster of a restrictive abortion bill. For the DOMA analysis, Oliver brings out regular correspondents Samantha Bee, Jason Jones, and Al Madrigal. Bee mocks ...

Wendy Davis (D) is at least going to jump into the ... Davis earned international fame by staging a grueling 11-hour filibuster of a package of restrictive abortion laws, postponing passage ...