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"...staff and lawyers representing a broad coalition of voters' rights groups were scheduled to wrap up two days of..."

"...entity, a legal creation on paper, to have the rights and liberties of a person? The Supreme Court majority..."

"...Prior to last week, Councilmember Eric Mitchell, the de facto East Austin councilmember, "didn't even know" the Swede Hill..."

"...Firefighters Get Their ContractAfter years of heated negotiations and about a year without..."

"...do this by violating the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act...."

"...So began the history of black Austin, the uncomfortable fact of slavery influencing what would come. Many Austin residents..."

"...district, citing how it violates Article Two of the Voting Rights Act (voter discrimination) or the equal protection terms..."

"...pushing the deal; it comes back for discussion, possible contract revision, and a potential vote next Monday, Dec. 19...."

"...Travis County basically alone, Lloyd Doggett's Austin-based District 10 intact, and the Voting Rights Act less violated. But what..."

"...House maps, alleging the state's redistricting plans violate the Voting Rights Act and disenfranchise Black and Latinx voters. Quote..."

"...major achievements in office was the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a piece of legislation that's..."

"...And she definitely was busy. An active volunteer her whole life, Solis had always been heavily..."

"...re-impose advance scrutiny ("bail-in") of state redistricting under the Voting Rights Act, despite evidence that Texas officials have repeatedly..."

"...about citizenship status, ostensibly to help them enforce the Voting Rights Act. But the question – especially amid ICE..."

"...a major interest in "the proper interpretation" of the Voting Rights Act's safeguards against the improper use of race..."

"...slammed the current administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) in a Facebook post..."

"...GOP-dominated Legislature violated both the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act in the 2011 redistricting, and now the..."

"...by state reps in the 2011 redistricting, violate the Voting Rights Act. They are: the massive Congressional District 23..."

"...Zoning Department, has announced that Jerry Rusthoven will become acting assistant director, while Jorge Rousselin becomes acting development services..."

"...of area voters – defending fair representation and the Voting Rights Act against GOP anti-minority and anti-Austin gerrymandering. Samp­son,..."

"...of 'waking up' 51% of the fat-bellied uninterested and distracted public, The Crypto Show crew hope to inspire the..."

"...the farthest north of any district, with a significant fraction crossing into Williamson County, but it also surrounds neighboring..."

"...made it clear that he was singling out the Compact Districts Coalition, an alliance of neighborhood advocates that has..."

"...First, it incorrectly suggests that the U.S. attorney general's action under Section 3 of the Voting Rights Act before..."

"...Texas liberals exist, and, with Senator Wendy Davis, have..."

"...GetEqual occupies Marco Rubio’s office...."

"...• Due to his recent actions, Austin ISD says that A.G. Greg Abbott will not..."

"...session, many seasoned lawmakers feared months of carnage. In fact, nothing much happened. No Tea Party rebellion, no mad..."

"...new Downtown JW Marriott on the former Las Manitas tract on Congress Avenue. In a four-page letter to the..."

"...was misleading and discriminated against minority voters, under the Voting Rights Act. Yeakel still must rule on the Central..."