From 5:50 p.m. CDT Wednesday to around 9 a.m. CDT Thursday morning, Texas state Sen. Carol Alvarado (D) spoke almost nonstop, without taking a break to use the bathroom or even sipping water, as the 53-year-old toiled to stop a GOP bill that would impose voting restrictions in Texas. READ MORE: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/08/12/texas-state-senator-filibusters-elections-bill-for-15-hours/?sh=2acf37ed1d46 Stay Connected Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes: http://forbes.com