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AUSTIN — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Texas to stop parts of the state’s controversial, GOP-backed election law from taking effect next month. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the department objects to the law’s new ID requirements for mail-in ballots and limits on voter assistance, which it argues violate federal voting and civil rights protections. “Our democracy depends on …

AUSTIN — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Texas to stop parts of the state’s controversial, GOP-backed election law from taking effect next month. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the department objects to the law’s new ID requirements for mail-in ballots and limits on voter assistance, which it argues violate federal voting and civil rights protections. “Our democracy depends on …