[11:30 am Pacific – update 12:15 pm Pacific] Although the news reports out of Austin are thin, the Tweets are hot and heavy.
There are three livestream, live blogging and reports of 5,000 gathered on the stops of the capitol:
Huge crowd massing outside Texas Capitol to protest special session on abortion. #standwithTXwomen #TXlege pic.twitter.com/CPfbeRvfaI
— ACLU Action (@ACLU_Action) July 1, 2013
.@WendyDavisTexas speaking now. The (working!) livestream via @KXAN_News : http://t.co/0w84j04ftT #txlege #SWTW
— Stacy F.S. Weitzner (@StacyWeitzner) July 1, 2013
3 LIVESTREAMS http://t.co/XwW4guVQXu | http://t.co/xaJwhIya5j | http://t.co/ZrOh1uQiAi #txlege #SB9 #HB2 #swtw #FeministArmy #SB5
— RiseUpTX (@RiseUpTX) July 1, 2013
MT @ProgressTX Crowd estimated to be over 5,000 now at the Texas Capitol. #StandwithTXwomen #TXlege pic.twitter.com/Rs72ePw1lv
— TX Democratic Party (@TXDemParty) July 1, 2013
#SWTW Liveblog Update: Coverage of remarks by @WendyDavisTexas http://t.co/uXVIl2WTph #txlege #StandWithTXWomen
— Burnt Orange Report (@BOR) July 1, 2013
Women in 1800s big hats, plumes, costumes coming into Senate. Yelo sashes say: Votes for Women. Suffragette reenactors. #txlege @statesman
— Statesmanmike (@mikestatesman) July 1, 2013
Those supporting the Governor and the bill are much better organized than last week:
Hope you'll keep the members of #TXLege in your thoughts and prayers as they convene tomorrow to #Stand4Life pic.twitter.com/KGvGwgoc4H
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) July 1, 2013
Protestors remain incredulous
For real… #txlege #standwithtxwomen http://t.co/nfwqQQMvt5
— Cindy Royal (@CindyRoyal) July 1, 2013
"Abortion is legal"? So was slavery, that doesn't mean it wasn't wrong! #Stand4Life #txlege
— Abigail (@TheTexasPhoenix) July 1, 2013
Social media news sites have the story
Crowds have gathered outside TX Capitol building to #StandWithWendy & protest #SB5 during special #TXLege session: http://t.co/uEpNgnCkLp
— RebelMouse (@RebelMouse) July 1, 2013
TV News website home pages approximately 11:10 am Pacific
But you wouldn’t know it if you got your news from TV news sites.
Context for #txlege -watchers: Texas is not a state famous for an abundance of civic engagement (on any issue)
— EricaGrieder (@EricaGrieder) July 1, 2013
Only NBC News is featuring the rally; CNN has a small mention (with focus on Perry’s opposition).
And folks, having 5,000 people show up on the steps of any capitol is news. Having this happen in Texas for the fifth time in 10 days …
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