When Texas passed the nation’s strictest voter ID law, state lawmakers said it was needed to combat voter fraud. Reveal’s Laura Starecheski reports on the state’s 100-year legacy of laws keeping black and Latino voters from the polls.

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Ross Ramsey co-founded The Texas Tribune in 2009 and served as its executive editor until his retirement in 2022. He wrote regular columns on politics, government and public policy. Before joining the...