TX: Abortion bill faces Texas Senate filibuster after passing House in an all-night session

Dallas News: AUSTIN — Stirring rancor and passion, a bill to create sweeping restrictions on abortion passed from the House to the Senate on Monday and set the stage for a last-ditch filibuster.

Along the way, the political intrigue surrounding the measure prompted a protest that filled the Capitol, an eight-hour debate that Republicans ended shortly before dawn, the disruption of a funeral, impassioned speeches and the Democratic bid to talk it to death.

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