Don't mess with the women in Texas. With the Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines, actresses Stephanie March and Lisa Edelstein, Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards and feminist superhero Wendy Davis in their midst, a #feministarmy of thousands is rallying outside the Texas Capitol in Austin right now to protest the special legislative session expected to pass the sweeping anti-choice abortion bills.

Last week, the power of the people—and Davis' famous filibuster—halted a vote on SB 5, which would ban abortion at 20 weeks and close all but five of the state's abortion clinics. Today, riot police are on hand to regulate the crowds. "Lt. Gov. Dewhurst called us an unruly mob. Funny—the rest of us call that democracy," Richards told the rally, amid a sea of "Stop the War on Women" signs.

The vote is slated for 2pm central time. You can watch live below, via the Texas Tribune.

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