- Just hours after the Supreme Court handed down a ruling that guts parts of the Voting Rights Act, Texas is moving forward with a controversial voter ID law it hopes to implement right away. The Texas law requires voters to show photo identification to vote—a measure that was blocked by the DOJ. http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/that-was-quick-texas-moves-forward-with-voter-id-law-after-supreme-court-ruling-20130625 46 comments politics