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"...minority groups – as defined and protected by the Voting Rights Act – were significantly less likely to have..."

"...blacks, stoking worries that decreased African-American representation violates the Voting Rights Act. Hebert acknowledged the argument but said the..."

"...southwest quadrant of Texas to remedy violations of the Voting Rights Act that the U.S. Supreme Court said were..."

"...Through the passage of the Civil Rights acts, the Voting Rights act, and the Medicare Act,..."

"...city that its investigators will be looking into hiring practices at the Austin Fire Department, acting on allegations that..."

"...the shadow of a president. Many will bring personal artifacts and memorabilia. It really gets interesting when the locals..."

"...possibly be returned under the "preclearance" provisions of the Voting Rights Act. That's a long shot, and while the..."

"...an invocation, and then by Gary Bledsoe, longtime civil rights activist and attorney and president of the Texas NAACP...."

"...the plaintiffs argue the redrawn districts unconstitutionally dilute the voting strength of Latinx Texans and violate the federal Voting..."

"...submit to "preclearance" by the Department of Justice of voting procedure changes – a requirement recently ended by a..."

"...drawn by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, under the Voting Rights Act, as an "African-American opportunity" district, to provide..."

"...down to two things on Nov. 6: whether voters actually make it to the proposition on an extraordinarily long..."

"...to swallow, because there was little secret of the fact that the GOP viewed her as the prime target..."

"...their claims of violations of Section Two of the Voting Rights Act or Article 14 of the Constitution, and..."

"...On Nov. 16, Justice Department voting section chief T. Christian Herren Jr. wrote to Texas..."

"...House, indicating that the new districts may violate the Voting Rights Act...."

"...Alfred Stanley is a well-known local Dem­o­cratic activist and political consultant who's worked on campaigns for a..."

"...districts and thus may be running afoul of the Voting Rights Act, but Redistricting Committee Chair Burt Solomons said..."

"...might diminish black representation, potentially running afoul of the Voting Rights Act. Moreover, under a district system, council members..."

"...that to comply with federal law, districts must be "compact, contiguous, include a community of interest, conform with the..."

"...required by statute” and not discretionary, although a civil rights lawsuit challenged the takeover as a violation of the..."

"...spot of people who are going to fangirl over voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams and sci-fi/fantasy author N. K...."

"...Tees up More Voter ID Nonsense,” Feb. 1). Civil rights groups demanded Whitley rescind his advisory while the League..."

"...Well, you might want to suggest to him that..."

"...Gonzales Ramos said the revised law fell short of actually remedying the problem and described it as a "poll..."

"...narrow tight rope: After all, backing all international military action is virtually an obligation for the modern GOP, but..."

"...on a pivotal ruling on Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, the preclearance section?..."

"...reside between Archie Bunker's chair and Fonzie's jacket? That's exactly where they're going...."

"...R-Wichita Falls, has fast-tracked legislation that would subsidize gun manufacturers who move to Texas. On March 25, the Agriculture,..."

"...• Local activist Antonio Buehler was arrested Aug. 26 while filming an..."