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>> if we can have order in the chamber so that the members can properly cast the vote. >> i'm trying to do it. >> the cheering continued all the way to midnight. and therefore into the new day a and past the deadline. the cheering crowd and the democrats had run out the clock, simply by bamboozling the republicans. now, republicans who had held wendy davis to the pixels of the law, down to the point where they wouldn't allow anybody to help her fasten her back brace, after the midnight end of the legislative session, would they do that? [ cheers ]

Went smoothly about halfway through her planned filibuster, she was challenged by one of her republican colleagues, he accused her of going off topic. the lieutenant governor 3re siding over the chamber at that time agreed with the republican senator and wendy davis had strike one against her. an hour later they did it again. when a fellow democrat asked for some of her testimony to be repeated. a fellow senator helped her put on a back brace. republicans objected to that. that was strike two, she can only have three of these things go against her before it kills her filibuster. she already ha...

Final vote on the bill just long enough that the lieutenant governor couldn't sign it before a critical midnight deadline. and make no mistake, this was no ordinary filibuster. procedural rules dictated that she couldn't eat, couldn't use the bathroom or even lean on her desk for the ten hours. at one point, a colleague helped her put on a back brace which republicans quickly denounced as a violation of the rules. but while davis and her throngs of supporters which overwhelmed capitol police that night succeeded on tuesday, the victory has been short-lived. governor rick perry has ordered a sp...

Midnight. the vote was officially declared dead by the lieutenant governor and republicans very upset. >> a filibuster is just to eat up time, to stop the amount of time. she was sitting there in sneakers on her feet for 11 hours. there were debates about whether or not she touched the lectern. the rules are so strict you have to stand, no support. people want to defeat your ability. was she really successful? is this bill dead or is there another procedure that can come into play? >> texas governor, rick perry, has the authority to call lawmakers back to another special session. they will hav...

Critics say it would clothes nearly every abortion clinics. protesters filled the halls. hour after hour, davis spoke and spoke, under strict rules of order. three violations and the filibuster would come to an end. one by one, those violations came. >> it's my understanding all questions have to be with regard to the body of the bill. >> she was cited for straying off topic. strike two. a fellow senator helping her with a back brace. then, after nearly 11 hours on the senate floor. >> i'm going through this bill ana analysis, because i have something to say. democrats tried to run out the clo...