PHOTOS: This is what the end of Texas’ Sen. Carol Alvarado’s filibuster looked like

HOUSTON – Texas state Sen. Carol Alvarado ended her 15-hour filibuster against Senate Bill 1, the GOP’s priority bill that would place new restrictions on voting that many opponents say would disproportionately suppress ballots from voters of color and disabled voters.

Here’s a look at the scene just before 9 a.m. Thursday:

Texas state Sen. Carol Alvarado on Aug. 12, 2021. (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
Texas state Sen. Carol Alvarado on Aug. 12, 2021. (Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
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Briana Zamora-Nipper joined the KPRC 2 digital team in 2019. When she’s not hard at work in the KPRC 2 newsroom, you can find Bri drinking away her hard earned wages at JuiceLand, running around Hermann Park, listening to crime podcasts or ransacking the magazine stand at Barnes & Noble.

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