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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, center, talks with state senators on the floor of the senate chamber, Monday, June 24, 2013, in Austin, Texas. The Republican-dominated Texas Legislature pushed Monday to enact wide-ranging restrictions that would effectively shut down all abortion clinics in the nation's second most-populous state, and Democrats planned an old-fashioned marathon filibuster to stop the final vote. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst insisted the vote on a Texas abortion bill, which was ruled to be invalid because it didn't make a midnight deadline after a filibuster, was indeed in time.

Dewhurst said the 19-10 vote was in time, but said, "with all the ruckus and noise going on, I couldn't sign the bill."

Sen. Dan Patrick (R-Houston) initially told WFAA News 8 the bill passed 19-10 in a vote that he said was taken before the midnight deadline.

Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas) maintained that the vote happened after midnight.

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Hundreds of protesters from the gallery helped stop Texas lawmakers from passing the measures.

Dewhurst denounced the more than 400 protesters who staged what they called "a people's filibuster" from 11:45 p.m. to well past midnight.

"I didn't lose control (of the chamber). We had an unruly mob," Dewhurst said.

However, after a Senate caucus meeting, Dewhurst’s announcement came after 3 a.m. this morning.

“Regrettably, the constitutional time for the first called session of the 83rd Legislature has expired. Senate Bill 5 cannot be signed in the presence of the Senate at this time. Therefore, it cannot be enrolled,” Dewhurst said, according to The Houston Chronicle

He added, “It’s been fun, but see ya soon.”

Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, spent most of the day staging a filibuster.

"My back hurts. I don't have a lot of words left," Davis said after. "It shows the determination and spirit of Texas women."

- The Associated Press contributed to this report.