STATE NEWS

Long-winding Texas voting rights litigation spotlights Gov. Greg Abbott's role

As Texas risks a return to federal oversight of its election laws, Gov. Greg Abbott could face increased scrutiny of his role in advising on and defending redistricting maps and a voter ID law that could ultimately be struck down as discriminatory.

By ALEX URA, The Texas Tribune
Posted 1/24/18

Days before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the scene that played out among the Greater Arlington Missionary Baptist Church’s wooden pews was, in some ways, reminiscent of the civil rights movement …

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