Years ago President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. It was enacted to remove the barriers of racist ...

On Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act (VRA), one of the most consequential victories in ...

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark legislation becoming law. Those at the epicenter of the fight for voting ...

Amid redistricting fight, Paxton stated that he will ask for a court ruling declaring vacant the seats of quorum-breaking Democratic members of the Texas House if they don't return by Friday.

Six decades later, as key protections erode and courts revisit core provisions, civil rights groups, legal experts and organizers are fighting to protect this essential pillar of democracy.

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found that the state’s voter ID requirements for mail-in ballots do not violate the ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states.

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the ...

Museums across the U.S. are displaying artifacts that represent and reflect landmark events of the Civil Rights era. Visitors ...

Abbott called a special session of the legislature to adopt a new map unveiled last Wednesday, which redraws congressional ...