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From Texas Standard: The 2011 Texas voter ID law was one of the strictest such laws in the nation. It required Texans to show one of seven approved...
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The restrictive law was thrown out last year after a court ruled it was intentionally designed to discriminate against black people. State Republicans have tried several times to appeal.
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Texas’ court-ordered $2.5 million voter education campaign failed to prevent widespread confusion about the state’s identification rules ahead of the 2016…
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Texas lawmakers intended to discriminate when they passed a strict voter ID law in 2011, a federal judge has ruled.
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The Texas Senate tentatively approved legislation Monday that would revamp the state’s voter identification rules, a response to court rulings that the…
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A Texas Senate panel cleared legislation Monday that would overhaul the state voter identification rules, an effort to comply with court rulings that the…
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The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed Monday it plans to ditch its longstanding position that Texas lawmakers purposefully discriminated against…
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Top Texas Republicans unveiled legislation Tuesday that would overhaul the state’s voter identification rules, an effort to comply with court rulings that…
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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Texas in its effort to restore its strict voter identification law on Monday.The justices said they will…
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recently released his top 10 priorities for the 2017 legislative session. And now with several hundred bills filed, we have...
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Months after a federal appeals court ruled that Texas lawmakers discriminated against African-American and Latino voters in passing a strict voter…
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Five years ago, Texas passed one of the strictest Voter ID laws in the country. The legal fight began immediately and has continued through this day, with…