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Plaintiffs Say Texas Voter ID Fight Is Over
Posted on · In a court filing, opponents of the state's voter ID law told a federal district judge that the case was settled and that they would not pursue any other changes or remedies.
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News
Texas Won Its Redistricting Fight At The Supreme Court; Now It Hopes To Use That Win To Wrap Up Its Voter ID Suit
Posted on · In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling over the state's political maps, Texas is now trying to eliminate the possibility of a return federal oversight of its election laws as part of the case against the state's voter ID law.
Politics
Texas Attorney General Targets Woman In Illegal Voting Case
Posted on · The Attorney General said he wants to protect the integrity of elections but the case could have political implications as well
Texas
Appeals Court Ruling Makes 2017 Voter ID Law Permanent
Posted on · SB 5, the legislation passed to fix the 2011 voter ID law, was already in temporary effect for the 2018 election cycle. Now it will remain on the books.
Houston Matters
Judge Strikes Down Latest Texas Voter ID Law
Posted on · A federal judge says the measure, passed in June, still falls short of mitigating discrimination in Texas' voter ID law.
Texas
Texas Moves To Soften Voter ID Law After Judge Finds Bias
Posted on · A weakened Texas voter ID law moved closer to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's desk on Tuesday with the state House approving legislation that waters down an original version that a judge compared to a "poll tax" and ruled had intentionally discriminated against minorities.
Houston Matters
Confusion Over Texas Law Kept Some From Voting in 2016
Posted on · Confusion over the Texas voter ID law kept some people from voting in the 2016 election, according to a new study. Last week (April 10, 2017), the University of Houston's Hobby School of Public Affairs released a study that found what many political watchers have suspected: confusion over the law kept some people from voting […]
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Texas Voter ID Confusion, and Interpreting Statistics: Monday’s Show (April 17, 2017)
Posted on · Confusion over the Texas voter ID law kept some people from voting in the 2016 election, according to a new study. Last week (April 10, 2017), the University of Houston's Hobby School of Public Affairs released a study that found what many political watchers have suspected: confusion over the law kept some people from voting […]
Texas
Texas Republicans Pitch New Voter ID Law
Posted on · Top Texas Republicans unveiled legislation Tuesday that would overhaul the state’s voter identification rules, an effort to comply with court rulings that have found the current law discriminates against minority groups.
Houston Matters
Judge Rules Texas Defied Court Order On Voter ID Law
Posted on · It seems as if the twists and turns in the saga over the state's voter ID law will never end. In the latest development, U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos Monday (Sept. 19, 2016) determined the state's voter education campaign is using misleading language to discourage eligible voters from going to the polls. When the […]
Houston Matters
Revisiting Debate Over Texas Voter ID Law
Posted on · Judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments last week (May 24, 2016) over a challenge to the state's voter ID law. Plaintiffs allege the requirement violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by making it more difficult — specifically for African Americans and Latinos — to cast […]
Good, Bad and Ugly
Voter ID Law Struck Down, Paxton Indictment, and Blue Bell Making Comeback: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · From the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals striking down the Texas voter ID law, to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s indictment for securities fraud, to Blue Bell Creameries starting up production in Alabama post-recall: we discuss The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of this weekâs news. This weekâs panel of non-experts is comprised […]
Houston Matters
As Court Strikes Down Texas’ Voter ID Law, Looking Back at 50 Years of the Voting Rights Act
Posted on · Wednesday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Texas' voter ID law, ruling the 2011 measure violates the Voting Rights Act. The decision sends the case back to a lower court, which will decide whether lawmakers intended to discriminate when they approved the measure. The ruling came down just a day shy of […]
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Voting Rights Act 50th Anniversary and the Printing Museum: Thursday’s Show (Aug. 6, 2015)
Posted on · Wednesday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Texasâ voter ID law, ruling the 2011 measure violates the Voting Rights Act. The decision sends the case back to a lower court, which will decide whether lawmakers intended to discriminate when they approved the measure. The ruling came down just a day shy of […]
Houston Matters
How Might Courts Rule Regarding the State’s Voter ID Law?
Posted on · Last week, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Veasey v. Perry, a challenge to the Texas voter ID law. In a federal district court ruling, Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos ruled there was "compelling evidence" that Senate Bill 14, enacted in 2013, was passed with the intent to discriminate against minority […]