AUSTIN — Senate Republicans moved closer Tuesday to passage of a bill that would for the first time require Texans to show a photo ID before voting, while Democrats tried to build a case to challenge the measure if it becomes law. Acting just days after Gov. Rick Perry declared the issue a state emergency, the GOP majority in the Senate gave preliminary approval to voter ID legislation, arguing that elections must be protected against fraud and that most Texans support the idea of verifying every voter’s identity.
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