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"...crystal ball: The 85th Texas Legislature will look almost exactly identical to the 84th...."

"...designed to bring the rules into compliance with the Voting Rights Act:..."

"...of a successful city bond proposition, based on the Voting Rights Act (not to be confused with an earlier..."

"...U.S. Supreme Court struck down the provision of the Voting Rights Act that required pre-clearance, it removed an additional..."

"...the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, requiring federal preclearance of electoral maps in..."

"...to affect a conviction or sentence. ... But, in fact, this principle ... has been severely weakened by a..."

"...could determine the future of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The fate of that legislation, which requires..."

"...stop-gaps and would not solve all potential constitutional and Voting Rights Act issues. Lawmakers seem unhappy that Perry would..."

"...are several dominos left to fall before any further action under the Dome: The San Antonio court has scheduled..."

"...D-Houston, applauding the U.S. Department of Justice's rejection of Voting Rights Act preclearance for the Texas voter ID law..."

"...warned that chopping up East Austin could violate the Voting Rights Act. He also reminded the committee that this..."

"...of the history of single-member districts coming from the Voting Rights Act, which was there to guarantee minority representation..."

"...Watson’s letter hints that the new map might have Voting Rights Act problems, although the current districts have been..."

"...federal census, is finally starting to take shape. In fact, it has thus far taken at least 15 shapes,..."

"...support the community college. The rub lies in the fact that all of Austin gets to vote on whether..."

"...Contiguous! Compact! Communities of interest! Remember those words? Well, you can..."

"...face no arrest risk today in Laredo, when their Voting Rights Act lawsuit is heard before a three-judge federal..."

"...ones are 40.3% African-American. That's good enough for the Voting Rights Act, and the new Dist. 25 may indeed..."

"...liking of U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. The practical deadline appears to be tonight (Thursday) at midnight --..."

"...It was in fact white folks in Northwest and Southwest Austin who brought..."

"...2023, as the Texas Constitution may require. More legal action to come has already been intimated regarding Huffman's Senate..."

"...It may be cold comfort to Texans voting in person early or on July 14, but there..."

"...Abbott. In a 153-page opinion and 151-page finding of fact, the court’s panel split 2-1 against the state. In..."

"...Holder calls for an end to the much reviled practice of "asset forfeiture," pro-choice advocates NARAL find Texas severely..."

"...• A voting rights trial began this week in Corpus Christi, as..."

"...You've waited so long for this moment – early voting starts Monday, April 27, for the May 9 city..."

"...committee, began yesterday morning. The Democrats immediately began delaying tactics...."

"...not clear on the details. Here are the major facts you need to know to understand what’s going down...."

"...his legacy. They only acknowledged him as a great civil-rights leader, not mentioning the depth of his commitment to..."

"...The Texas Fair Defense Project has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of all misdemeanor defendants who have..."