US court rejects Texas voter ID law as unfair

Pete Yost, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal court on Thursday rejected a Texas law that would require voters to present photo IDs to election officials before being allowed to vote in November's election, unanimously ruling that it imposes 'strict, unforgiving burdens on the poor'...

Federal court: Discrimination in Texas voting maps

Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A federal court has found evidence of discrimination in Texas voting maps drawn by the state's Republican-controlled Legislature...

White man rejects grocery bagging by 'negroidal'

Similoluwa Ojurongbe

theGRIO REPORT - A white Texas man claims that allowing a black man, or in his words a "negroidal", to bag his groceries is a violation of his religious and civil rights...

Texas executes man despite his claims of low IQ

Michael Graczyk, Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man convicted of killing a police informant two decades ago was executed Tuesday evening...

Supreme Court allows execution of Texas inmate with low IQ

Michael Graczyk, Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Tuesday evening execution of a Texas death row inmate whose lawyers say is ineligible for the death penalty because of his low IQ...

Texas may execute mentally disabled man on August 7th

Zerlina Maxwell

theGRIO REPORT - While executions in the state of Texas aren’t necessarily newsworthy, as the state executes convicted criminals at a rate four times higher than any other state, this particular execution stands out...

How do you obtain a voter ID?

Similoluwa Ojurongbe

theGRIO REPORT - Although the ID itself may not be at a cost, the documents needed to get the voter ID are not free...

Texas executes its 1st inmate using single drug

Michael Graczyk, Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man convicted of carjacking and fatally shooting a stockbroker was put to death Wednesday...

Rick Perry: Eric Holder trying to 'incite racial tension'

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Eric Holder's remarks last week that voter ID laws are a modern-day version of a poll tax are receiving criticism from Texas governor Rick Perry...

Community rallies to help Olympian's family

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NBC Dallas - Marquise Goodwin represents the United States in the long jump, and is running an NCAA-compliant fundraiser in hopes of flying his mother and grandmother to the Olympics without getting Goodwin in trouble.

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Texas

US court rejects Texas voter ID law as unfair

Federal court: Discrimination in Texas voting maps

White man rejects grocery bagging by 'negroidal'

Texas executes man despite his claims of low IQ

Supreme Court allows execution of Texas inmate with low IQ

Texas may execute mentally disabled man on August 7th

How do you obtain a voter ID?

Texas executes its 1st inmate using single drug

Rick Perry: Eric Holder trying to 'incite racial tension'

Community rallies to help Olympian's family

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