Court Orders Texas To Stop Segregating People With I/DD In Nursing Facilities 

On June 17, 2025, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the state’s practice of segregating people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) in nursing facilities violates federal law, and that the practice must end. The judge ordered the state and attorneys for the plaintiffs to submit a proposed plan to correct the situation. The plan is due by August 1, 2025. 

The judge ruled that by failing to offer services in the most integrated setting appropriate for the person’s needs, the state violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Nursing Home Rehabilitation Act, Section 504 of . . .