Judge denies request to delay lawsuit against Texas voter ID

AUSTIN (AP/KXAN) — A long-running lawsuit over Texas’ contentious voter ID law will move forward in federal court, even as the Republican-controlled Legislature considers how best to modify it.
A federal judge on Friday denied a request from the U.S. Justice Department and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to delay the case.
The Trump administration joined with Texas to ask that next week’s hearing be postponed until June when the Texas Legislature’s session finishes