Texas voter ID law faces renewed legal fight ahead of November
Texas seeks to tighten voter identification by requiring birth certificates and utility proofs, while opponents stress 600000 voters lack suitable ID under the law. Courts across states review or loosen ID rules as federal action and party rhetoric influence election integrity debates.
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Kansans Oust Brownback Allies in Primary Vote
Kansas voters upended 11 conservative allies of Gov. Sam Brownback in a primary, signaling discontent with tax cuts tied to budget strain and school funding worries. Ed Berger emerged as a winner over Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce amid a push for more centrist candidates. The result follows years of tax policy shaping the state’s fiscal outlook and amid a looming Kansas Supreme Court ruling on education funding.
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86 year old gets life in prison in slayings of son grandson
An 86 year old North Texas man was sentenced to life in prison after conviction on two counts of murder for fatally shooting his son Paul Alexander Tanner Jr. and grandson Ryan Dawson Tanner in 2013 during an eviction at their Fairview home. Police later found Paul Tanner Sr. unresponsive at a hotel after ingesting medications and wine.
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Independent wins Texas House Dogs seat for 1st time in decades
An independent won a San Antonio based Texas House special election over Democrat Lou Miller by 50 votes. Laura Thompson will serve only through December and is not running for the 2 year term next year. She may be the first non party affiliated Texas lawmaker since 1961.
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