Barred from Voting in Texas

Guadalupe Villareal shows the only proof she has of her son's birth. Photo: Joy Díaz.

Guadalupe Villareal shows the only proof she has of her son’s birth. Photo: Joy Díaz.

Close to 600,000 registered voters in Texas could be rejected at the polls this November 4th, because of a law that requires all voters to present photo identification emitted by the state government. Although a federal judge declared the law discriminatory, another court allowed its application in the coming elections. Trapped in limbo are people like César Romeo Villarreal, who don’t have the proper i.d. Joy Díaz visited Villareal and his mother in Austin and has this report.

The full story and audio is available in Spanish.

This entry was posted in Homepage Feature, Politics, Latest News. Bookmark the permalink.