Federal appeals court to hear Texas voter ID case

Federal appeals court to hear Texas voter ID case

Last year, a panel of three judges on the appeals court issued a complicated ruling that largely was applauded by the plaintiffs in the case — which include several civil rights groups and U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth — when it said the state’s voter ID law violates the U.S. Voting Rights Act through its discriminatory effects.

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The panel affirmed a portion of a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos of Corpus Christi, rejected another piece of it and sent other portions back to the lower court for further review.