White House blocks Texas voter ID law from Reuters: Politics WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday blocked a new law in Texas requiring voters to show photo identification before they can cast a ballot, citing a concern that it could harm Hispanic voters who lacked such documents. feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/SwHsI8yABSg/us-usa-politics-texas-idUSBRE82B0XA20120312