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Texas Voter ID Trial With National Implications Begins

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Texas Voter ID Trial With National Implications

Future of minority voting after Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act to be determined in Texas voter ID trial

Texas voter ID trial begins as elections ramp up

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A major election year in Texas has overshadowed an upcoming trial on the fate of the state’s tough new voter ID law, with a judge set to determine whether it safeguards ballot integrity or discriminates against minorities by imposing a mandate that suppresses turnout. U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos in Corpus…

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