Below you’ll find some of the news coverage about how Disability Rights Texas is making an impact for people with disabilities in Texas.
From the Texas Tribune “Some children who receive private duty nursing, a more continuous type of medical care in their homes, could lose their ability to live at home if… Continue reading “Texas families could lose at-home nursing under stricter Medicaid rule”
From the Texas Tribune “Staffing shortages and mismanaged care can delay when Texans on some Medicaid programs are discharged from hospitals. This can cost the state more and take a… Continue reading “A woman’s fight to escape the hospital shows Medicaid’s limits for disabled Texans”
From the Texas Tribune “The complaint claims Bonham ISD and a city court discriminated against both Black students and disabled students by creating a hostile environment at school. The groups… Continue reading “Feds asked to overhaul school discipline at North Texas school district after students jailed”
From KXAN: “Living in a building with a broken-down elevator can be a headache. But what are your rights as a tenant? The Fair Housing Act outlines elevator requirements for… Continue reading “Elevator broken down in your apartment building? Here are your rights”
From Texas Monthly: It wasn’t unusual for Harper to fall suddenly. “She’s a toe walker,” said her mother, Brooke Wilson, referring to a condition associated with her daughter’s autism. “She’ll… Continue reading “As Texas Throws 1.8 Million Off Medicaid, Children Pay the Price”
From NewsWest9: On Wednesday, Disability Rights Texas filed a complaint with the Texas Education Agency about Ector County ISD, claiming they had violated a federal law…They claim that the district… Continue reading “Attorney and parent speak on Disability Rights Texas’ filed complaint on ECISD”
From the Texas Tribune: Advocates and parents raised concerns that voucher recipients who choose private school would no longer be protected by federal law. “Our public school enrollment is growing…. Continue reading “School vouchers debated in Texas Senate hearing”
From Houston Landing: Ever since Texas Senate Bill 1 was introduced in 2021,…opponents have argued that the bill actually inhibits Texans from voting by adding barriers to the process that… Continue reading “Federal lawsuit challenging Texas voting law being heard in U.S. district court”
From CBS Austin: “The clock is ticking for Austin ISD Board of Trustees to vote on the Texas Education Agency’s controversial order that would appoint a team of monitors over… Continue reading “AISD holds Q&A over strongly opposed TEA special education proposal”
From a Press Release From League of Woman Voters: Lawsuit argues that Senate Bill 1 violates numerous federal laws. A federal judge will hear arguments starting today in a consolidated… Continue reading “Federal Trial Against Texas’ Anti-Voter Law S.B. 1 Begins”