Disability Dispatch: Special session updates, voting feedback opportunity
Published: Thu, 07/15/21
July 15, 2021View in browser Manager of Public Policy & Advocacy Ale Cogan provides in-person testimony on Saturday, July 10, opposing Te as Senate…
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Updates from The Arc of Texas
Disability Dispatch: Wait list numbers, special session, and federal funding for HCBS
Published: Fri, 07/02/21
July 2, 2021View in browser Te as disability advocates call on social work board to protect rights Read More In October 2020, the Te as State Board of…
Disability Dispatch: 87th Texas Legislative Regular Session Recap
Published: Wed, 06/09/21
Sine die edition June 9, 2021View in browser What happened during the 87th Te as Legislative Session? The Te as Legislature adjourned sine die on May…
❗ ACTION ALERT❗ACT TODAY! Tomorrow is the last chance for HB 4571
Published: Thu, 05/20/21
Our final chance for House Bill 4571 CALL TO ACTION Good news update on House Bill 3720 and one last push for House Bill 4571! Thank you for sending…
❗ ACTION ALERT❗Tell Senate Committee these bills deserve a hearing!
Published: Tue, 05/18/21
Support a hearing for House Bills 4571 and 3270 CALL TO ACTION Two bills supporting better access to the services and supports Te ans with…
Disability Dispatch: 17 days until sine die
Published: Thu, 05/13/21
Disability rights updates from The Arc of Te as May 13, 2021View in browser Only 17 days left in the 87th Te as Legislative Regular Session Read More…
❗ ACTION ALERT❗Bills threaten civil rights of Texas voters with disabilities
Published: Tue, 05/04/21
Voting bills create barriers for Te ans with disabilities CALL TO ACTION Although Te as House Bill 6 (HB 6) and Te as Senate Bill 7 (SB 7) are from…
❗ ACTION ALERT ❗Support moving 3,512 Texans off the waitlist for HCBS
Published: Thu, 04/29/21
CALL TO ACTION Senate Bill 1 (SB1), the proposed budget for Te as for the ne t two years, has passed both the House and the Senate. The House and the…
Disability Dispatch: The latest from the Texas Legislature
Published: Wed, 04/21/21
Disability rights updates from The Arc of Te as April 21, 2021View in browser Only 39 days left of the 87th Te as Legislative Regular Session Read…
Disability Dispatch: ‼️ Self-determination at risk: urgent call to action; voting-rights update
Published: Mon, 04/05/21
Disability rights updates from The Arc of Te as April 6, 2021View in browser Voting bills make their way through Te as Senate, House Read More Both…