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Voting Rites
LBJ, George Wallace, Selma: Eavesdropping on the making of history 35 years ago this month.
March 1, 2000 | by Brian D. Sweany | Civil Rights
Did Greg Abbott "save" the Voting Rights Act?
| by Paul Burka
SCOTUS to Review Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act

Does Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act encroach on States' Rights?

November 13, 2012 | by Erica Grieder
Roberts Rules: The Northwest Austin MUD case and the future of the Voting Rights Act
| by Paul Burka
Holder Holds the Voting Line at LBJ Library

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder talks tough about redistricting, Voter ID, and the 1965 Voting Rights Act at the LBJ Library & Museum in Austin

December 14, 2011 | by Jason Cohen
Judgement Days
January 1, 2005 | by Mike Shea | Book Review
Supreme Court Wades Into Texas Redistricting Muck

The justices heard arguments on Monday, but they found themselves on a sticky wicket and are no closer to making a decision. 

January 10, 2012 | by Sonia Smith
Righting Votes
Why requiring photo identification on Election Day is sensible and necessary—and hurts no one at all.
October 1, 2012 | by Jose Aliseda | Web Exclusive
The Poll Truth
When a third of its citizens vote, can Texas really be called a democracy?
October 1, 2012 | by Michael Ennis | Lead
Shape Up
October 1, 1994 | by Gregory Curtis | Behind the Lines

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