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LIGHTBOURN v. COUNTY OF EL PASO, TEXAS

No. 96-50564.

118 F.3d 421 (1997)

Margarita LIGHTBOURN; Burns Taylor; Olivia Schonberger; Grant Downey; Ann Lemke; Disabled Ability Resource Environment, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The COUNTY OF EL PASO, TEXAS; The Republican Party of El Paso County; The Democratic Party of El Paso County, Texas; Antonio O. Garza, Jr., Secretary of State of Texas, Defendants, Antonio O. Garza, Jr., Secretary of State of Texas, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 1, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Todd, Assistant Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

James C. Harrington, Texas Civil Rights Project, Austin, TX, Redge Westbrook, El Paso, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Before JOLLY, DUHÉ and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Antonio O. Garza, Jr., the Secretary of State of Texas, appeals the district court's order finding him in violation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and requiring him to undertake certain remedial actions. We reverse and render judgment for the Secretary.

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The plaintiffs are five blind residents of El Paso, Texas, one mobility-impaired El Paso resident, and a private nonprofit...

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