One Texas Senate Democrat is taking drastic measures to ensure her filibuster of the state Republican redistricting plan is successful.

Democratic state Sen. Carol Alvarado is using a catheter to urinate into a urine bag, which will be hidden by a long dress she plans to wear. She also received an IV infusion to hydrate herself before the marathon filibuster attempt.

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Texas Republicans are trying to pass their redistricting plan after the state’s Democrats recently returned from their mass exodus to deny their opposition a

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