In Texas, legislators from both parties believe their positions on abortion are in line with Latino voters. Republicans, the party behind the state’s new anti-abortion bill, see themselves as in sync with Latino Catholics, for example. But because the bill has the potential to impact lower-class women more, Democrats see themselves as more aligned.
Around midnight last night, the Texas Senate shutdown Senator Wendy Davis’s (D-Fort Worth) nearly 11 hour filibuster meant to prevent the passage of Senate Bill 5, a restrictive abortion law. The Republican sponsored bill is one of the toughest in the country. It would prevent abortions after 20 weeks and force the closure of all but […]