
Texas Legislative News: April 1, 2025
Our public policy team shares testimony with lawmakers on bills related to an IDD coordinating council, soft-skills training, and more.

Our public policy team shares testimony with lawmakers on bills related to an IDD coordinating council, soft-skills training, and more.

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Learn how disability advocates across Texas celebrate year-round.

SB 1447 directs TEA to adopt standards relating to the use of assistive technology as needed for individualized special education programs and 504 plans. It was authored by Sen. José Menéndez.

A selection of recent disability news, information, resources, advocacy opportunities, and more.

Disability advocates are urging Texas lawmakers to take bold action on closing a $1.7 billion annual shortfall in state funding for special education.

Council members awarded funding to continue ongoing projects, developed legislative advocacy strategies, and more.

A selection of recent disability news, information, resources, advocacy opportunities, and more.

Access free online trainings and advance your disability advocacy skills.

A selection of recent disability news, information, resources, advocacy opportunities, and more.

Council members awarded grant funding to continue ongoing projects, discussed initiatives to improve health equity and service delivery for Texans with disabilities, and more.
Learn more about what interim charges are, what charges are on the House’s list, and what advocates can do now that they’ve been issued.

TCDD asks Texans to make it a priority to connect with their neighbors with developmental disabilities and to help create more inclusive communities across the state.

TCDD Regional Coordinators engage communities, support advocates, and expand the reach and impact of the Council.
During the meetings, the Council awarded funding to both new and ongoing TCDD projects, welcomed new members, and considered plans for future state plan activities.

Teague has been a disability advocate for more than two decades and was previously a grant manager at the Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research at Texas Tech University.