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

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2025/06/23/524665/judge-rules-texas-has-been-illegally-placing-people-with-severe-disabilities-in-nursing-homes-for-decades/

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