Okay here’s the deal, Bubba and I had a reception at our house tonight for the three young Battleground Texas fellows.   We raised a little money to help them pay for gas and got them some contacts to get to know the activists in the county.  I think my county hit the Battleground Texas lottery.  We have three great kids – Elizabeth, Brianna, and Larry.  Adrienne Bell, the damn near perfect Battleground Texas  organizer for 7 counties, including mine, also came and explained their plans.

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The entire time, we had one ear – and a good reporter, thank you Glen Maxey – tuned to Wendy Davis’s filibuster on the Texas Senate floor.  Last I heard (about 9:00) there were 1,000 people waiting to get into the senate chambers.

The President tweeted that something special is happening in Texas.

No shoot, Sherlock!

Senator Davis has two points of order (strikes) against her.  One for discussing Roe v. Wade, which the Republicans said was not “germane” to women’s  reproductive rights.  The second was for Senator Rodney Ellis actually touching her very briefly to adjust her back brace.  Three strikes and she’s out.  That, apparently, is their plan.

If they do, 1,000 Texans in Austin and thousands more at home are ready to stand their ground.   Bubba just told me that 36,000 people are watching the filibuster on You Tube.

This is Wendy at 9:30 pm, with 2 and half hours to go.  She can have no water, no bathroom breaks, no food, no leaning on the podium, no sitting.  She’s gonna make it.

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I’m staying up.  I’m standing with Wendy.

With 2 hours to go, Lt Gov David Dewhurt ruled that sonograms have nothing to do with reproductive rights.  That’s 3 strikes.  He says it is over.  Shouts of Let Her Speak from the gallery.  The DPS is removing people from the gallery.

Senator Kirk Watson appeals the decision of the chair.  I think he’s hoping to keep the appeal going for 2 hours.

The parliamentary debate continues at 10:30.  Lt Gov Dewhurst has left the chamber.  I just heard that 103,000 are watching on You Tube.  Senator Wendy Davis is still standing.

54 minutes left with the microphones off and all manner of cahooting going on.

Senator Leticia Van de Putte is everybody’s other hero tonight.  There’s 3000 people in the rotunda yelling even louder.   Republicans would be fools to railroad this now.

I am damn proud to be a Texas woman tonight! The citizens filibuster finished the job.

Nobody seems to know what is going on.  My state rep just called and fears that the GOP snuck it through.  There has been some wrestling in the gallery with DPS officers.

“WHO WOULD HAVE EVER DREAMED THAT THE AMERICAN SPRING WOULD HAVE STARTED IN TEXAS?” Margot Nielsen

I’ll tell you know what happened when I know.  It’s 12:30 and nobody seems to know what happened.

As we wait to find out what happened, some of you have asked me where to send money.  Contributions both small and large can be made here where I can personally promise you it will be spent wisely.

Okay, it all boils down to when did the vote happen.  Republicans say 11:59 and Democrats (and everybody watching) sat 12:02.  There will be a court battle.