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
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 …
January 30, 2023
Lawmakers want tighter rules on restraints that often impact students with disabilities more than peers. Concerns about students being abused or harmed because of restraint practices in schools prompted Texas …
October 24, 2022
Longview ISD. Marshall ISD. Fort Worth. Hutto. Burleson. It’s not hard to find allegations of students in special education classrooms being mistreated or abused by educators in their classrooms. What …
August 4, 2022
The state of Texas has essentially controlled her son’s life since he was 11. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department was supposed to keep him safe and help him get better. …