Advocacy
Help Fix Special Education!
HELP FIX SPECIAL EDUCATION! TIME IS RUNNING OUT! Please call and tell conference committee members (listed below), “Please support House Budget Rider X-9/ Senate Budget Rider III-75”. These budget riders will: 1) Provide transparency about the progress of TEA’s corrective actions. The Texas Education Agency recently indicated […]
May News
April may be over, but as usual, we’ll be spreading acceptance and awareness year-round! Check out our May newsletter! The Hunter Hinze Fund is accepting applications, we have multiple events this month including First Responder Community Day, The Possibility of Disability Art Show, and our Texas Autism Bike Ride and […]
April Mid-Month Updates
What’s coming up in then next few weeks? Advocacy Day, art & autism at Davis Gallery, our make-up Park & Play Day, and many support groups! Read about it here. Subscribe here.
April News
Check out our April newsletter to read about World Autism Awareness & Acceptance Day, our Texas Autism Bike Ride & Fun Run, and more! Read it here. Subscribe here.
TX Lege Hearing Information: March 18-25th
Autism Society of Texas Legislative Priorities here. Sign up for our Email Advocacy List here. Join us for Texas Autism Advocacy Day on 4/26. Sign up here! HEARINGS 3/18-3/25 If you would like to make your position known on a bill and cannot register your position in person at a […]
HB 3: Include Special Ed. Funding!
HB 3 will be heard in the Public Education Committee today, Tuesday 3/12! We need you to send emails & or make calls asking for HB 3 to be amended to include Special Education funding today & tomorrow! Hearing notice: (https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/schedules/html/C4002019031210301.HTM) Don’t stop calling/emailing until you hear that HB 3 […]
March News
Check out our March newsletter! Read about our upcoming bike ride, Advocacy Day, support group meetings, and more! Subscribe here.
Advocacy Alert: Help us get ABA covered under Medicaid!
Please contact the following state Representatives and express your support to fund Exceptional Item 45 which would give children on Medicaid access to ABA therapy! Please email the following people (see email sample below): Rep. John Zerwas, Chair (R-Richmond) Appropriations Chair john.zerwas@house.texas.gov Rep. Sarah Davis, Art ll, Chair (R-West University Place) […]
February Mid-Month Updates
Check out what’s happening! From our Bike Ride Design Contest to support and education events, we’ve got it covered! Read it here. Subscribe here.