Texas Elections 2018

Court throws out Texas' voter ID law (video)

A federal judge struck another blow to the state’s voter ID law this week – ruling the Legislature’s attempted fix does nothing to address the problems the courts have raised throughout the six-year legal fight.

by Alana Rocha and Justin Dehn Aug. 25, 201712 AM Central

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz defeated Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in the race for U.S. Senate. View full 2018 Texas election results or subscribe to The Brief for the latest election news.
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Texas’ voter ID law suffers yet another legal setback.

Plus, lawmakers at the state and federal levels turn their attention to the 2018 primaries.

And direct messages on Twitter serve as a direct line to Gov. Greg Abbott.

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