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
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, …
December 17, 2021
Excerpt: “A federal district judge last week denied Austin ISD’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed on behalf of students with disabilities over the district’s failure to evaluate students in …
November 12, 2021
Excerpt: “A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates in Texas schools violates the rights of students with disabilities, clearing the path for districts …
August 17, 2021
Advocacy group alleges Abbott’s executive order unfairly harms kids with disabilities Excerpt: “Disability Rights Texas filed the first federal lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott over his ban on mask mandates, …
July 12, 2021
After July 1 deadline, 77 evaluations still not complete On June 30, Austin ISD made an announcement: its once-egregious backlog of hundreds of uncompleted special education evaluations was “no more.” The backlog, which …
June 21, 2021
Caroline Cheevers still recalls the panic. With Winter Storm Uri killing power across Houston, there seemed no help for her daughter, Hailey, a medically fragile 10-year-old who requires electricity to …
June 16, 2021
Ebonie Baltimore got a call on March 1 from the group home where her nephew, Xavier Hernandez, lived. Something had happened to Hernandez at school, the caller said, and he’d …
