Texas promised children with disabilities up to $30K vouchers. Fewer than 30 got the full amount.

The Texas Education Freedom Account directors warned parents that most would not receive the maximum voucher amount, but many ...

Katy family's 17-year wait for disability services helps inspire new Texas law for children

A new Texas law will require schools to inform families earlier about disability services, a change inspired by a Katy family's yearslong wait for support.

Wichita Falls mother advocates for children with disabilities, Medicaid reform

A Wichita Falls mother is calling on Texas lawmakers to change Medicaid eligibility rules for children with disabilities, ...
Houston Public Media

‘Don’t mourn, organize.’ How disability rights advocate Bob Kafka helped shape Texas and the nation

Bob Kafka, an Austin-based activist who pushed for accessibility at the local, state and federal level for more than 40 years, died at his home in Austin on Friday at the age of 79. For years, the two ...
JD Supra

Is Obesity a Disability Under Texas Law?

Most employers in Texas are likely aware that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA), which is similar to the ADA, protect most job applicants ...
KSAT

Texas colleges provide job training for students with disabilities. Here’s how to access it.

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Texas adds new disability, hearing identifier to driver licenses

Texas drivers with certain disabilities or hearing impairments will soon have a new optional identifier available on their driver’s licenses and ID cards through updates to the state’s Driving with ...
The Texas Tribune

Texas colleges offer job training for students with disabilities. Here’s how to use those programs.

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How Texans with disabilities can vote in the November election

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Nov. 5 election is quickly ...
The Texas Tribune

Texas is set to improve in-person and mail-in voting for people with disabilities

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Austin American-Statesman

University of Texas establishes state's first Disability Cultural Center

The University of Texas has established the first Disability Cultural Center in the state this semester to serve as an on-campus hub for university members with disabilities. The center aims to ...
KSAT

Texas colleges offer job training for students with disabilities. Here’s how to use those programs.

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