This video shows the last few minutes of the filibuster held by Senator Wendy Davis, a Democrat who represents Texas District 10. On June 25, 2013, Davis held an eleven-hour filibuster to block the passage of Senate Bill 5, which would restrict the abortion law. Davis attempted to hold the floor until midnight, when the Senate session ended; the bill ultimately passed in a second special session.

State Senator Dan Patrick, who is running for lieutenant governor, disagrees with how Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst handled the June 25, 2013 filibuster of State Senator Wendy Davis. This filibuster prevented a vote from being taken on Senate Bill 5, which would create stricter abortion laws in the state. Patrick also shares how he would have handled the situation.

Texas Governor Rick Perry provides his reaction to the filibuster of Senator Wendy Davis on June 25, 2013, where she prevented a vote from being taken on Senate Bill 5, which would restrict abortion access in the state. Perry points out that Davis was born to a single mother and was herself a teen mother and suggests that she learn from her own example that every life matters.

Wendy Davis discusses her filibuster of Senate Bill 5. On June 25, 2013, Senator Wendy Davis of District 10 in Texas held a filibuster that forced Governor Rick Perry to need to call a special session to continue the debate of a budget bill that cut $4 billion from public education in the state. Davis says that she was the only Senator who was willing to hold the filibuster – and that this was the first time she’d worn flat shoes to a Senate meeting.

This video from the Texas Tribute shows clips from Senator Wendy Davis’s eleven-hour filibuster on June 25, 2013 to prevent a vote from being taken on Senate Bill 5, which would significantly restrict the abortion laws of the state. Other senators share their opinions about the proceedings, which were disrupted by citizens in the crowd.