U.S. judge skeptical of Texas Republican bid to throw out 127,000 votes

A federal judge in Texas on Monday appeared skeptical of an attempt by Republicans to throw out about 127,000 votes already cast in the U.S. presidential election at drive-through voting sites in Houston, a Democratic-leaning area.

U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen said the Republicans who brought the case faced an uphill road in convincing him that the votes should be voided. The judge said the plaintiffs needed to show that Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins, a Democrat, had an "evil motive" in allowing drive-through voting as an alternative during the coronavirus pandemic.