Based in Austin, TX
Chelsea Venegas
Educational Advocate
Chelsea Venegas is a special education advocate serving families in Austin, TX.
- From $175 per hour
- Meets by video or phone
IEP advocates in Canyon Lake, Texas
Special education and Section 504 advocates for Comal ISD families in Canyon Lake.
5 based in Texas · 3 virtual advocates who work with Texas schools
What an IEP advocate is
Advocates work for you, not for the school. That is the whole difference.
The search usually starts the week a parent reads an evaluation report and cannot tell from it whether Canyon Lake schools are offering enough.
Before and after a Canyon Lake IEP meeting
After the meeting the work is dull. The advocate reads the draft against the notes and sends a correction back the same week.
Request the full file in writing before you hire anyone. Schools have to give parents the education records they keep.
Advocates based in Texas
No advocate in this directory lists Canyon Lake as their home base. These advocates work from other parts of Texas, and each card names the city.
Based in Austin, TX
David Gonzales
Special Education Advocate
Hi, My name is David Gonzales. Living in Austin, TX, but originally from Los Angeles, CA. I carry a masters degree in special education and currently practice as a sped teacher.
- From $50 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
Based in Midland, TX
Kate Keenan
Special Education Advocate
Kate Keenan is a special education advocate serving families in Midland, TX.
- From $75 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual advocates who work with Texas families
These advocates are not based in Texas. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Newcastle, OK · works with Texas schools
Lyndon Parker
Special Education Advocate - IEP Consultant
Former special education teacher and educational advocate with experience on both sides of the IEP table.
- From $65 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual · based in Leesburg, FL · works with Texas schools
Evelyn Roman-Santos
CEO IEP Advocate Espanol
Evelyn Roman-Santos is a bilingual Special Education Advocate with 30 years of experience as a School Social Worker.
- From $120 per hour
- Meets in person or by video
Virtual · based in Inverness, IL · works with Texas schools
Arielle Allen
Special Education Advocate
I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communicative Sciences and Disorders at Michigan State University and a Master’s of Education from DePaul University, with a dual certification in elementary and…
- Autism, Behavioral Support, Deaf-Blindness, Developmental Delay
- Contact for rate
- Meets in person or by video
The district behind a Canyon Lake IEP
Comal ISD runs the IEP meetings for most Canyon Lake students, and its special education staff will be on the other side of the table when you walk in.
Families who move between Rosharon and here change districts, and the new team is not required to keep the old plan word for word.
- District Comal ISD
- County Comal County
- Public schools inside Canyon Lake 3
- Closest listed advocate Katy, TX
Confirm your child's district by address before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
What the clock is here
A written request for an evaluation starts a second clock in Texas, and the district has to answer inside 15 school days.
Put the request in writing and date it. An email to the Canyon Lake school counts as writing.
Texas gives a school district 45 school days to finish an initial special education evaluation. A written request for an evaluation has to be answered inside 15 school days. Missed deadlines are handled by the Texas Education Agency, Office of Special Populations and Student Supports, which takes written state complaints from parents.
No license, no required certification
No state license exists for special education advocacy. No federal agency issues one either, and no exam stands between a person and the title.
Check the references and not the letters after the name. Two calls to past clients settle it faster than any credential list.
Where advocacy stops
Advocates charge for this. At $75 to $150 per hour, a standard IEP cycle with two hours of prep and two hours in the meeting runs about $400, and that money does not come back if the answer is still no.
Comal ISD is allowed to say no. What it is not allowed to do is say no without written notice that explains the reason.
Who serves Canyon Lake today
Being listed for Texas is not the same as taking Canyon Lake cases, so read the service area on each of the 5 in-state profiles before you write to anyone.
Experience with Comal ISD matters more than the number of years printed on a profile page.
Canyon Lake IEP and Section 504 advocate FAQ
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Canyon Lake, Texas, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
What do special education advocates charge in Canyon Lake, Texas?
Rates run $75 to $250 per hour. What moves the number is experience, the type of case, and whether anyone has to drive to the meeting. Profiles here show the rate when the advocate publishes one.
Do I need an advocate for a routine annual review?
Bring somebody in when the file stops making sense to you. A routine review with services in place and progress data that moves usually does not need one.
Who runs special education for Canyon Lake schools?
Comal ISD runs the IEP meetings for most Canyon Lake students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
What is the evaluation deadline in Texas?
The rule here is 45 school days. It covers the evaluation only. Writing the plan after a child is found eligible is a separate step with its own timing.
Where does a written special education complaint go?
Written complaints go to the Texas Education Agency. It decides on the paperwork rather than at a hearing, so dates and documents are what the decision turns on.
Official special education resources in Texas
Official Texas links for parents in Canyon Lake.
Sources for the Texas rules on this page
- 19 TAC Chapter 89, Subchapter AA, currently in effect (TEA) (19 TAC 89.1011(d)(1))
- TEA, Full and Individual Initial Evaluation timeline (19 TAC 89.1011(d)(1) and Tex. Educ. Code 29.004(a)(1))
- TEA special education complaints process
- TEA special education
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
Nearby cities in Texas
The same Texas rules apply in Rosharon, George West, Windcrest, Brookshire and the other cities listed here, or see every Texas advocate.
Before you contact anyone
Send the same two questions to every advocate you contact in Canyon Lake and Rosharon. Ask for the rate and for the first date they can meet.
Free calls are common. Use them to compare people, not to collect advice for nothing.
