Judge rules Texas has been illegally placing people with severe disabilities in nursing homes for decades

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6. Another cruelty play by Abbott

And probably another costly one. From the link:

In 2013, the plaintiffs negotiated a settlement agreement with the state of Texas that would make community programs available as an alternative.
"At that point, a new governor took over, and the governor [Gov. Greg Abbott] repudiated the agreement and refused to sign it," Schwartz said. "So essentially, we wasted four or five years trying to negotiate a collaborative approach that would be less expensive, less intrusive, more effective, obviously timelier than a lengthy court process when the governor said, 'no thanks.' Then the court process started up."