A year past Texas filibuster, backer momentum ebbs

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — One year after a filibuster attracted national attention and gave them a rare but brief Texas victory, abortion-rights supporters have struggled to recapture momentum in a conservative state where political battles usually don’t go their way.

The thousands of orange-clad protesters, who for weeks last summer voiced their opposition to sweeping new abortion restrictions statewide, haven’t mobilized on nearly that scale since.

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