As expected, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has announced that state lawmakers will be back in Austin for a second legislative special session starting July 1. Lawmakers will again take up critical transportation and criminal justice bills that they failed to pass in the first special session because the governor and far-right legislators were more interested […]
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Oppose SB5? You're a Terrorist, Says Rep. Zedler
As we write this there is mass confusion surrounding the fate of Senate Bill 5, the restrictive anti-choice measure the far right was pushing at the Texas Legislature and that state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Ft. Worth, was trying to stop with a 13-hour filibuster that made nationwide headlines. But what we are certain about right […]
Texas Eagle Forum's Cathie Adams Hurls Nasty Insults at Senator Filibustering Extreme Abortion Bill
State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, just began her filibuster to stop legislation that intrudes on the private medical decisions women make in consultation with their own doctors. And Texas Eagle Forum President Cathie Adams can’t resist responding with nasty insults on her Twitter account. Adams has already called the senator “whining Wendy” twice and […]
Texas RR Leader Smears Activists as 'Stinky Stalking Feminists' and 'Feminazis'
In case you didn’t see them in our previous post, check out these sneering tweets this afternoon from Texas Eagle Forum President Cathie Adams. Adams is referring to the orange-clad activists who have swarmed the Texas Capitol over the past two days in opposition to legislation interfering in the private medical decisions women make about […]
Breaking News: TFN Founder Cecile Richards Heads to Austin to Rally Texans Against the War on Women at the Texas Capitol
Spread this breaking news: We just received word that Texas Freedom Network founder and Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards is on a plane bound for Austin to join the fight against the far right’s war on women at the Texas Capitol. We are told Cecile will speak Tuesday morning at a rally against Senate Bill […]