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
June 21, 2023
From Yahoo! News: “Texas lawmakers took a step in the right direction this session to keep students with disabilities safe at school, advocates say, but they didn’t go as far …
May 23, 2023
From Spectrum News: “In a last-ditch effort to pass a “school choice” bill this legislative session, Senate Republicans are coupling the contentious voucher-like program with a House bill related to …
March 30, 2023
After singer and songwriter Britney Spears fought for years and was finally able to have her guardianship removed, lawmakers are taking notice and action at the national level to protect …
March 18, 2023
From the Lufkin Daily News: “Representatives from Disability Rights Texas, the Area Agency on Aging and other agencies held a seminar Friday to make East Texans aware of the myriad …
March 6, 2023
The US adult guardianship industry is regulated loosely and ripe for exploitation of elderly and disabled people, Bloomberg Law found in a six-month investigation. Here is Part 1: The Profiteers. …
February 27, 2023
A group dedicated to helping students with disabilities get the services they need says one lawsuit and two years later the Austin Independent School District is continuing to violate state and federal …
February 24, 2023
A little girl is simply sitting and listening to an adult reading to her inside a school office. The woman on the other side of the desk has a book …
February 13, 2023
Disability Rights Texas sent a letter Thursday to Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath calling for an investigation into the Austin Independent School District. The advocacy group said Austin ISD is violating federal …
February 1, 2023
Nearly two years after Winter Storm Uri, San Antonio is facing a federal lawsuit alleging its emergency preparedness plan is discriminatory and leaves “residents with disabilities out in the cold.” …
February 1, 2023
The article below is a great overview of many of the issues being discussed in the current legislative session. Texans with disabilities are looking to the Legislature for new laws …
