Voters without proper IDs more likely in minority neighborhoods, reports find

October 21, 2014 | Updated: October 22, 2014 1:01am

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Students from Texas Southern University stand in line at a early voting location after attending a rally encouraging them to get out and vote on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, in Houston. (J. Patric Schneider / For the Chronicle )

By Lise Olsen

October 21, 2014 | Updated: October 22, 2014 1:01am

After a year of outreach campaigns, snazzy ads and high-profile federal court fights, an estimated 600,000 to 744,980 Texas voters may still lack government-issued photo IDs now required under state law, according to Texas Secretary of State data and expert reports submitted by the U.S. Department of Justice in related litigation.

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