Posts Tagged ‘wendy davis’
Lots of Small Talk
STATICFort Worth Weekly goes to print on Tuesday nights, so at press time Static didn’t know whether State Sen. Wendy Davis’ filibuster would be successful or not. If all went according to plan, the Fort Worth Democrat didn’t s...
Live Stream of Wendy Davis Filibuster
Eric GriffeyWendy Davis has begun what will be a 12-hour filibuster. She’s trying to block Senate Bill 5, which would limit Texas women’s access to abortions. In order to become a law, the bill must pass before midnight tonight...
He Said, We Said
STATICMudslinging in the Texas Senate race between incumbent Wendy Davis and challenger Mark Shelton has splattered on little ol’ Fort Worth Weekly. Shelton pounced on one perceived Davis weakness that even Weekly staffers had long...
VIDEO: Race For Wendy Davis Senate Seat Getting Uglier
Andrew McLemoreTexas Republicans, who already have a super-majority in the House, are salivating over the possibility of winning back the state Senate seat that Democrat Wendy Davis won in a surprise 2008 victory. Though it’s hard to co...
State Sen. Wendy Davis Endorses Marc Veasey
Jeff PrinceAs predicted in last week’s cover story, the new Congressional District 33 election features a runoff between Dallas attorney Domingo Garcia and Fort Worth’s Rep. Marc Veasey. Now, state Sen. Wendy Davis says she...
Tracer Fluids Would Fingerprint Gas Drillers
Jeff PrinceThe CSI: Crime Scene Investigation franchise, now in its 11 year, has been so popular for so long with its creative use of DNA analysis that I’m wondering why nobody pitched this idea before — establishing company-s...
Wendy Davis and Joel Burns to Sling Booze
eric.griffeySenator Wendy Davis and Councilman Joel Burns will be serving the public booze at Grace from 5-7pm, Sept 29. All of their tips will benefit the Mobile Summer Rec. programs at DeZavala, Daggett and Rosemont schools. A lot of pla...
Wendy Davis comes out swinging
Jeff PrinceState regulatory agencies that come across as apologists interested in protecting rather than regulating industry are getting torched down in Austin. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is the latest bunch to draw the...