#van de putte

[ba-am]

Interestingly, the Texas Senate President didn't have an answer to this question from Leticia Van de Putte.

[my-feminism]

Want to send a letter or an email supporting Texas women?

General Contact for all of The Texas State Senate

  Rick Perry (Governor of Texas who called another 30-day session to try to pass an abortion bill. Also, the session will cost tax payers almost a million dollars):

Email

Mailing Address:

Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, Texas 78711-2428

Delivery Address: 

Office of the Governor State Insurance Building 1100 San Jacinto Austin, Texas 78701

Senator Wendy Davis: (The badass who filibustered forever)

Email

Mailing Addresses & Phone Numbers:

The Honorable Wendy Davis  P.O. Box 12068  Capitol Station  Austin, Texas 78711  [phone]  Fax: [phone]

707 W. Vickery Blvd., Suite 102 Fort Worth, Texas 76104 [phone] Fax: [phone]

P.O. Box 1039 Fort Worth, TX 76101 Tel. [phone]

Senator Judith Zaffirini: (the one who brought out the rule book and actually knew how to run the thing)

Email

Capitol Address & Phone Number:

The Honorable Judith Zaffirini P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 [phone]

District Address & Phone Number:

1407 Washington Street Laredo, Texas 78042 [phone] [phone] (fax)

Senator Kirk Watson: (Played a pretty big role at the end of the night)

Email or Here

Capitol Office

Physical Address

Capitol Extension Room E1.606 Austin, TX, 78711

Mailing Address

PO Box 12068 Austin, TX, 78711 Email: [email protected] Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]Senator Leticia Van de PutteHere or HereCapitol Address:Senate District 26 P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 [phone] [phone] Fax [phone] Toll FreeDistrict Address:101 W. Nueva St., Suite 809 San Antonio, Texas 78205 [phone] [phone] FaxMore contact information coming, but these are the important ones. SCOLD Rick Perry. Thank Davis, Watson, Van de Putte, and Zaffirini. 

[stufflornalikes]

The events in Texas have highlight many issues about gender equality in American government and has had an astonishing response. However, I think it is essential to remember women in other countries who are denied the opportunity to stand both literally and figuratively in government and speak their opinions. We should not let our let our beliefs stop at the  borders of country's we live in but use this raised awareness to improve the rights of women everywhere.

[party-gilmore]

Am I the only one who can not physically wait for The Daily Show tonight?

Oohhh I hope Jon Stewart is back for this one.

[sincerely-jessy]

so much has happened in the past few days like sometimes it just hits me that we live in amazing times

[vitamere]

[lady-from-another-grinning-soul]

Okay, I did some research.

There is absolutely no sense or fairness in a filibuster. Seriously, it's ridiculous. 

Wendy Davis and Leticia Van de Putte are great, and this worked great, but being able to talk for 10 hours 45 minutes didn't make her right. She was right, don't get me wrong, but having the passion to talk for so long doesn't mean we can uproot democracy.

The all-time record for filibuster is held by Strom Thurmond, who spoke for precisely 24 hours 18 minutes against the notion that the vote should be extended to African-Americans. Don't think we'd be celebrating that one if it had happened today, would we?

America, take a good long look at your political system. Listen to your people. Your women want the right to an abortion, and a women shouldn't have to stand and talk for nearly 11 hours just to stop this right from being reduced for the next two years at least.

This shit makes no sense. Everything would be so much easier if everyone just let people have the rights that they are entitled to. 

[party-gilmore]

I think i officially know more about the representatives in the Texas Senate than I do about those in my own state.