A federal appeals court has ruled Texas’ strict voter ID law illegally discriminates against blacks and Hispanics and violates the Voting Rights Act. More than 600,000 Texans don’t have any of the types of IDs required under the law in order to vote. The appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that found the law disproportionately affects minorities. Among the issues with the law were the types of IDs that were acceptable. Concealed weapons permits were on the list, for instance, while student IDs were not.