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
August 3, 2022
A federal lawsuit filed against Donna ISD by nonprofit advocacy group Disability Rights Texas (DRTx) claims the district failed to turn over records on the alleged abuse of disabled students. …
July 19, 2022
Parts of a 2021 Texas voting law that cracked down on assistance for voters with limited English skills and voters with disabilities can no longer be enforced. A federal judge …
July 14, 2022
June 13, 2022
Excerpt: In T.O. v. Fort Bend Independent School District (Case No. 21-1014), lawyers for the family had urged the justices to take up the case because federal courts of appeals were divided about when and …
June 6, 2022
Excerpt: Gathering your financial and personal documents can be almost as important as having a stocked hurricane kit well before June 1. “[Preparing] in an event is not going to …
April 12, 2022
Excerpt: Though disruptions continue and statutes of limitations on missed services have yet to expire in some places, a lawsuit spike hasn’t materialized. Texas schools also opened up for in-person …
February 16, 2022
Rejected mail-in ballot applications have advocates worried about impact on elderly, disabled voters
January 19, 2022
December 17, 2021
Excerpt: “State law and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), give people living with disabilities protections from discrimination. Ted Evans, staff attorney at Disability Rights Texas, said employers are required …
December 17, 2021
Excerpt: “Parents of disabled children together with Disability Rights Texas won a ruling in November that could have ramifications well beyond the state of Texas. The dispute arose in July, …