Texas’s imposing state capitol, with its goddess of liberty statue reaching more than 300ft into the sky – higher even, than the one in
Washington DC – has seen plenty of history.In recent years, none has been more memorable than a day in the summer of 2013 when a
Democratic legislator, Wendy Davis, rose to her feet to try and block proposed restrictions on access to abortion. Her feet clad in pink running shoes, Davis spoke without pause for 11 hours. People gathered to watch as the afternoon slipped into evening, and as the cut-off deadline of midnight approached. A buzz grew in the marbled chamber, and reached across the nation.