“Trampling the rights of women in an effort to grandstand against the federal government is simply wrong and I cannot be a part of it.”
– Allison Catalano, in her resignation letter to state Rep. Myra Crownover, R-Denton.
Catalano, 26, started working as an unpaid intern for Crownover in August 2011, shortly after graduating from the University of North Texas; she then became a paid staffer. Her letter has caused a stir in Texas politics, but Crownover (pictured below) describes Catalano as a “fine employee.”