Paxton’s Anti-Trans Suit Imperils Special Needs Rights

April 12, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists

CBS News reports:

A lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton could end federal protections for special needs students. More than 400,000 students in Texas benefit from Section 504 plans in school, according to the Texas Education Agency.

These are federal accommodations for students who have disabilities, but do not require special education services. Disabilities include ADHD, dyslexia, visual and hearing impairment and emotional disorders. Paxton’s lawsuit could threaten that right.

Paxton said the “HHS has no authority to unilaterally rewrite statutory definitions and classify ‘gender dysphoria’ as a disability.” While much of the lawsuit focuses on this change, it also asks for Section 504 to be declared unconstitutional.

Read the full article. In other words, just to get at trans teenagers, Paxton is willing to screw over special needs children. Earlier this week Paxton announced that he will challenge GOP Sen. John Cornyn and last night I got a push notification that he had “liked” my tweet below in response to Matt Gaetz.



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