DRTx in the News
Below you’ll find some of the news coverage about how Disability Rights Texas is making an impact for people with disabilities in Texas.
Results
July 13, 2026
From the Houston Chronicle: “Before Houston ISD can consolidate its special education services, it has to review thousands of students’ individualized education programs and meet with their families. That’s the …
July 10, 2026
From KVUE: “This week, a federal judge in Austin ruled that making mentally ill detainees wait months for proper treatment is unconstitutional. The lawsuit was first filed by Disability Rights …
July 7, 2026
From The Dallas Morning News: “Texas’ school voucher-like program promised students with disabilities up to $30,000 to pay for private schooling. Out of 28,700 students with special needs, fewer than …
May 11, 2026
From the Houston Chronicle: “The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into Houston ISD after the state’s largest district began to centralize its special …
April 6, 2026
From Spectrum News: “City and state governments across the country are making final adjustments to their websites before a new rule from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will be …
March 12, 2026
From the Texas Tribune: “Confusion over the program’s special education requirements is making it difficult for families to meet a looming deadline — and creating more work for Texas school …
February 18, 2026
From the Austin American-Statesman: “After more than two years of state oversight tied to special education failures, the Austin Independent School District has been released from a Texas Education Agency …
February 10, 2026
From the Houston Chronicle: “A disability rights group filed a class-action lawsuit against Harris County Tuesday alleging its mail-in voting process is inaccessible for visually impaired voters or those with …
January 23, 2026
From KERA: “Texas lawmakers last year increased funding for disabled students after decades of underfunding. Now, the state must figure out what equipment, training and other services that $250 million …
October 14, 2025
From KXAN: “The average number of people stuck in jail waiting for a state hospital bed – a stubborn problem that Texas’ leaders have spent years and billions of dollars …