The Supreme Court delayed ruling on a Louisiana congressional redistricting case that some legal experts say could end up ...

The poem is about priorities and purpose, introspection and self-care. It spoke to Moyers’ vulnerability and uncertainty. Its ...

Four and a half months later, the lanky Texan would return to the U.S. Capitol to sign the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965, whose 50th anniversary is being celebrated this week.

A federal judge found Spring Branch ISD violated the Voting Rights Act and ordered the west Harris County district to overhaul its system so that the voices of Hispanic voters can be heard, but ...

My father and grandfather had to pay poll taxes to register. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 changed all that because courageous Americans like John Lewis put their lives on the line.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 tackled voter suppression in the United States. While it significantly increased the registration of Black voters, it was not without controversy.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was put into place at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, to, among other things, combat local policies that intentionally diluted the power of non-white voters ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Pamiel Gaskin remembers when the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law. She was just a freshman at the University of Texas at Austin and couldn't vote yet because ...

So, the platform urges repealing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Mimi Marziani doubts Congress would do it or that Texans overall would favor such a move.

The Texas GOP platform also calls for the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — which barred racial discrimination in voting — to be "repealed and not reauthorized." ...

Texas GOP Platform Calls For Abolishing 1965 Voting Rights Act, Stripping LGBTQ Community of ‘Special Legal Entitlements’ Alex Griffing Jun 20th, 2022, 1:33 pm Montinique Monroe/Getty Images ...