National Review notices something missing from the recent New York Times article headlined “Texas’ Stringent Voter ID Law Makes a Dent at the Polls” – the “dent,” or any other “detrimental effects of Texas’ new voter-ID law at this week’s polls.”

Following a fanciful headline, and stories of a handful of voter ID “victims” who in fact cast regular ballots, the Times proceeds to bury the lede:

Texas’s secretary of state, who might know something about all this, is quoted belatedly as follows: “This was our first statewide election with a photo ID requirement in place, and it was smooth, secure and successful.”

The “dent” never does materialize, in the story or at the polls.