All posts tagged "David Dewhurst"

Texas Lieutenant Gov. David Dewhurst (R) took a tune from the Disney songbook for a strange new ad attacking state Sen. Dan Patrick (R) on Wednesday, KXAS-TV reported.

All four Republican candidates for Texas lieutenant governor agreed that state law should prevent families from removing brain dead women and their badly deformed fetuses from life support.

Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst (R) reportedly called 911 when a relative was in jail and tried to use his influence to convince officials to release her. According to CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth, Dewhurst made the call on August 3, four hours after his niece was arrested for shoplifting at an Allen, TX Kroger grocery store.

Update: Davis filibuster succeeds amid chaos as Republicans fail to legally pass anti-abortion bill

Republicans in the Texas Senate halted a filibuster conducted by state Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) on Tuesday night, but Democrats continued to delay a vote on the bill until midnight.

A cartoon depicting Texas Gov. Rick Perry touting his state's economy whilst a fertilizer plant besides him explodes has unsurprisingly stirred up controversy.