Wendy Davis (D). Senate Democrats chose Davis, of Fort Worth, to head up the filibuster effort because of her background. She had her first child as a teenager, and went on to graduate from ...

Wendy Davis — remember her? — is back. Davis, you’ll recall, became a national celebrity for wearing pink sneakers onto the Texas senate floor to fight for the “right” of mothers to kill ...

Charlie Bailey wins Democratic Party of Georgia chair election, promising to raise money and spend it strategically.

To filibuster a bill, the senator has to speak for a great length of time to prevent the legislation from being passed. With this case, Wendy Davis started at 11.18am and attempted to talk for 13 ...