Senate GOP majority advances voter ID plan, dismisses Democrats’ criticism

AUSTIN — The Republican majority in the Texas Senate  on Wednesday pushed through a plan that would clear the way for approval of a hotly contested voter ID bill this year, dismissing objections by Democrats that it unfairly targets certain groups of voters. The proposal carves out a special exemption in Senate rules for the voter ID legislation, making it impossible for Democrats to block the measure
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