Appeals court: Texas voter ID law discriminates; orders fix

Thursday, July 21, 2016

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas' strict voter-ID law discriminates against minorities and the poor and must be weakened before the November elections, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, following claims at least a half-million registered voters could have struggled to cast a ballot.

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