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District Profile: GOP's Chip Roy Faces Challenge From Democrat Wendy Davis

Published August 20, 2020 at 11:45 AM CDT

Rep. Chip Roy and Wendy Davis. (Tony Gutierrez/AP; House Television/AP)

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For this week’s Here & Now District Profile, we look at the race in Texas’ 21st Congressional district. Republican Congressman Chip Roy is facing a challenge from Democrat Wendy Davis, a former state Senator who made headlines in 2013 when she led a filibuster on an anti-abortion law.

Host Jeremy Hobson speaks with David Martin Davies, host of Texas Matters and The Source on Texas Public Radio.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.