Federal court vacates HHS Section 504 integration mandate, keeps remaining provisions

On Sept. 23, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted a joint request by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the remaining state plaintiffs in State of Texas, et al. v. Kennedy , No. 5:24‐cv‐00225 and vacated several provisions of HHS's 2024 Section 504 regulation relating to the integration mandate.