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A federal judge in San Antonio has ruled that the state of Texas for decades unnecessarily institutionalized 4,500 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in nursing home facilities, denying them appropriate services that are required under federal law.

Kai'Yere Campbell is intellectually disabled, with autism and a schizophrenia diagnosis, according to his mom, who says he suffered during his time in the Tarrant County Jail.

The court re-sentenced Gallo to life in prison for the murder of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter.

Thousands of Texans with intellectual disabilities live in group homes. The group home system is struggling to retain workers under the low base wage the state legislature set last year.

Texas’ fertility rose after new abortion restrictions, raising concerns that special education and specialized health care will be stretched even thinner.

Without federal tracking, no one knows how many people in disability group housing have fallen ill or died from the virus. And few states are prioritizing them for vaccination.

According to program organizers, TU CASA — which stands for Transition University for Career Advancement and Successful Adulthood — will give students the same kind of support they had before aging out of special education in their K-12 schools.

From Texas Standard: In the fall, Texas A&M University will start a new program to better serve Texans with intellectual and developmental...