A federal three-judge panel in Washington, D.C. today struck down Texas' voter ID law.
In a unanimous ruling, the court held that Texas failed to show that the Voter ID requirement would not have a retrogressive effect "in the position of racial minorities with respect to their effective exercise of the electoral franchise." Essentially, the court ruled that SB 14, the voter ID law, would worsen the position of minority voters compared to the general populace.