Texas will ask U.S. Supreme Court to keep strict voter ID law in place

WASHINGTON — Texas will file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court to keep its controversial voter identification law in place, Attorney General Ken Paxton's office said Tuesday.

A federal appeals court ruled July 20 that the stringent law discriminates against black and Hispanic voters.

The state will soon file an appeal to "protect the integrity of voting in the state," said Paxton spokesman Marc Rylander. He declined to specify whether Paxton would file an emergency appeal or go through the standard process, which could make it less likely the stringent ID rules will be in place for November's elections.

In July, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Texas voter ID law violates the federal Voting Rights Act. Rather than strike down the law in its entirety, the judges ordered a lower court to find a temporary solution for disenfranchised voters as quickly as possible.

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