Republican-enacted voter suppression is working in Texas - to the tune of over one million registered voters.

Voter ID on Trial in Texas

In the Texas suit, testimony has shown that about 1.2 million eligible voters — including disproportionate numbers of lower-income, black and Latino voters, who tend to vote Democratic — lack a photo ID that would allow them to cast a ballot. Some never had the necessary underlying documents, such as a birth certificate; others cannot afford the time or money it takes to track them down.

The lawmakers who insist that this law is needed never bothered to come up with evidence of any voter fraud. One former election official testified that in-person fraud is “almost impossible to do.”

Texas says it has made it easier to get a photo ID by providing for a free “Election Identification Certificate.” Apparently, Texans haven’t gotten the memo: as of Friday, fewer than 300 people statewide had managed to obtain a certificate.

Keep in mind that in Texas, a concealed-carry permit is considered a legal form of identification, but a Student ID is not.

Also, a by-design difference between Texas Voter Registration and state-issued ID cards make challenges to a person’s right to vote easy to accomplish:
To wit (and both of these are defined by state statute):
State ID: First Name, Middle Name, Last Name
Voter registration: First Name, Middle INITIAL, Last Name
The Voter ID act states that both forms must match exactly, and if challenged by a third party can be denied the right to vote.
This tactic has already been used effectively by “voter watchdog” groups in minority neighborhoods.