NEWS FLASH

Texas Spends $2 Million To Defend Extreme Voter ID, Redistricting In Court | The taxpayers’ bill for Texas’ ongoing legal fight to defend its extreme voter ID law and redistricting map has topped $2 million, Dallas News reports. Defending the voter ID law, which would suppress Hispanic and minority voting, alone has cost Texas more than $1 million in office expenses and outside counsel. Last week, two panels sided against the state in both cases, noting that the laws discriminate against minority voters. The legal costs will only continue to mount, since Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) will appeal both cases to the U.S. Supreme Court.