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 4, 2019
For the fourth year in a row, Texas “needs assistance” complying with federal law to provide special education services to children with disabilities, according to the U.S. Department of Education. …
April 11, 2019
Parents and advocates say it’s a dire situation in Texas education, as the state faces a $223 million shortfall in federal special education over the next several fiscal years. The …
March 13, 2019
“The U.S. Department of Justice will monitor Harris County elections, at county expense, for up to four years under the settlement of a federal lawsuit over inadequate access to polling …
March 8, 2019
“Hundreds of Texas foster children are languishing for weeks or months in psychiatric hospitals because they have nowhere else to go, hurting them psychologically, endangering them physically and costing the …
March 7, 2019
“A first of its kind lawsuit charging that the state of Oregon has failed to provide full school days to students with mental, emotional and behavioral disabilities could create a model …
February 28, 2019
“One of the country’s most recognizable retail jobs might soon be no more, and the disabled community is reacting. Walmart, the biggest employer in the United States, is phasing out its …
December 26, 2018
“Estimates for the percentage of disabled youth in juvenile justice systems nationally ranges from 9 percent to 77 percent, with most studies putting the number closer to about 33 percent…A …
December 4, 2018
Fox News 26 Houston: The man who worked closely with President George H.W. Bush to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act is still doing amazing work here in Houston. The professor …
November 15, 2018
“A month-long trial alleging the state illegally warehoused more than 3,600 intellectually or developmentally disabled Texans in nursing homes wrapped up Thursday, but a ruling is not expected until the …
November 8, 2018
“According to the Education Department, Texas owes the federal government $33.3 million because the state reduced its spending on special education in the 2011-2012 school year. Attorney Steven Aleman with …
