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Hearing in McAllen election lawsuit ends in cliffhanger

Hearing in McAllen election lawsuit ends in cliffhanger

A high-stakes hearing in the McAllen election lawsuit ended with a cliffhanger on Wednesday. The city of McAllen and the city of Pharr filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas last week, claiming a law that required them to surrender control of the May election to Hidalgo County is unconstitutional. They requested a temporary injunction, which would stop the law from being enforced. After a three-hour hearing Wednesday morning, state District Judge Jan Soifer of Austin said she needed more time to digest the arguments. “I am going to take this under advisement. I do want to go back and read the ...

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