Texas News Wendy Davis Will Challenge Chip Roy For Central Texas Congressional District By Texas Standard Published July 22, 2019 at 8:20 AM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio Wendy Davis at the Stand With Texas Women rally at the Capitol in 2013. Davis spent 13 hours filibustering a bill in the Texas Senate aimed at restricting abortion rights.Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon/KUT The former Texas state senator and gubernatorial candidate is a “known quantity” in Texas, and will likely draw attention and money from outside of the state.