Federal judges found more problems in Texas’ voting rights laws, ruling that Republicans racially gerrymandered some congressional districts to weaken the growing electoral power of minorities. Supreme court rejects appeal to restore 'discriminatory' Texas voter ID law Read moreThe Obama administration had brought the muscle of the US justice department into Texas to help challenge both the maps and voter ID law. It was not yet clear whether the Trump administration will also drop opposition to Texas’ maps. A 2013 US supreme court ruling did away with pre-clearance by striking down a key provision in the federal Voting Rights Act. The congressional districts voided by the panel belong to Democrat Lloyd Doggett and Republicans Will Hurd and Blake Farenthold.

Source: The Guardian March 11, 2017 15:33 UTC