The Down Syndrome Association of South Texas celebrates 30 years of providing community service and prepares for their largest fundraising event.

Mattel has unveiled a new Barbie doll with Down syndrome.

A San Antonian is headed for the hustle and bustle of New York City.

A San Antonio family adopted six children with down syndrome from Ukraine with the help of a man from that country. He was killed in recent fighting after the war broke out with Russia.

Katie Herrygers opened the month of October with the following message for her Facebook friends: “(It's) Down Syndrome Awareness Month and I'm here to answer any questions and share stories if...

La Vernia – A La Vernia family is leaning on the community for help to find their daughter’s missing service dog named Blade. Katelyn Bovaird, 16, has Down syndrome and has required a service dog for the past few years due to having major reconstructive surgeries in both of her hips. “Frost was her original service dog, but we came home Oct. 31, and he suddenly passed away. “We moved from Cibolo to La Vernia Nov. 27 and the next day, there was a pretty big rainstorm,” Bovaird said. “It buckled like a belt and it had a tag that identified him as a service dog.

Seguin, TX – The mother of a Navarro High School senior, who has Down syndrome and was nominated for homecoming king, is hoping to raise awareness about the importance of inclusivity for people with the disability. “I love football, Special Olympic basketball, bowling and track.”He said his confidence comes from the love of his friends, classmates and teachers within the district. “I know the minute he walks through those doors, if the teachers aren’t taking care of him, his classmates are,” said Ronni Lickert, his mother. “He asked a girl to be his homecoming date without me knowing,” Lickert laughed. With it being Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Lickert had this piece of advice to tell others in the community.

SAN ANTONIO The day after Nolah McBride celebrates her second birthday, the toddler will be among 500 other children, teenagers and adults with Down Syndrome featured in a video to be shown Saturday on a jumbotron in Times Square. The video is produced annually to kick off National Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October. Well be watching it virtually and theyll give us a time slot to let us know when we can expect to see her, Quinisha McBride, Nolahs mother said. Very exciting to see my baby up there representing all the other babies with Down Syndrome, McBride said. Yet, when Nolahs mother was told her firstborn childs diagnosis, she said she often worried about how others would treat her.