New Revelations Show Key Facts in Pro-Choice Texas Gov. Candidate’s Much-Touted Biography Aren’t Entirely Accurate

Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis was catapulted onto the national stage last June after staging an 11-hour filibuster in an attempt to halt a contentious abortion bill in the Texas Senate.

She’s now hoping to become the state’s first Democratic governor in nearly two decades — but new revelations over the weekend could do damage to her credibility and provide campaign fodder for her opponent, Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott.

Davis, 50, has been leveraging a personal story centered on hard work and single motherhood, but she’s taking fire for purportedly touting inaccurate details in her biography. The senator has even admitted that some of the details weren’t as tight as they should have been and that she needs “to be more focused on the detail.”

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Texas Proposal: JAIL Any Federal Officials Trying to Enforce New Gun Restrictions in the State

A Texas lawmaker says he plans to file the Firearms Protection Act, which would make any federal laws that may be passed by Congress or imposed by Presidential order which would ban or restrict ownership of semi-automatic firearms or limit the size of gun magazines illegal in the state, 1200 WOAI news reports.

Republican Rep. Steve Toth says his measure also calls for felony criminal charges to be filed against any federal official who tries to enforce the rule in the state.

“If a federal official comes into the state of Texas to enforce the federal executive order, that person is subject to criminal prosecution,” Toth told 1200 WOAI’s Joe Pags Tuesday. He says his bill would make attempting to enforce a federal gun ban in Texas punishable by a $50,000 fine and up to five years in prison.

Toth says he will file his measure after speaking with the state’s Republican Attorney General, Greg Abbott, who has already vowed to fight any federal measures which call for restrictions on weapons possession.

Toth concedes that he would welcome a legal fight over his proposals.

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