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Vincent Perez: “Under current Texas law, if a woman is raped, she only has…”

Featuring: Vincent Perez, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 77

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Vince Perez Perfectly Describes The Republican State Of Texas

Published | Video Starts at 02:50

In addition, this bill gives those family members six years to do it. Six years to drag her doctor, her counselor, or her friend into court. But Under current Texas law, if a woman is raped, she only has five years to sue her attacker. Think about that. This bill gives more time to enforce control over over her body than she has to hold her rapist accountable. That is the cruelty and insanity of Republicanism in 2025. (02:50–02:57)

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