Tag Archives: sexual assault
Ken Paxton Just Sent His Dream List of Abortion Laws to the Lege
Attorney General Ken Paxton sent lawmakers a letter detailing his ideas on how to further restrict access to abortion, regulate abortion providers, limit medica...Read More
New Data, New Questions on Sexual Violence as a Texas Public Health Issue
It’s no small relief to see a large mainstream study say that sexual violence is a major health issue, shifting the problem of sexual assault from individual ...Read More
How Reproductive Health Fared in the 84th Legislature
Conservative lawmakers found even more ways to restrict reproductive health care access across Texas this session, putting minors and poor women at risk....Read More
New Analysis Highlights Prevalence of Sexual Assault In Texas
A new analysis released this week shows that 413,000 Texans have experienced some form of sexual assault in the past year, and multiple measures related to sexu...Read More
Meet the Justice Advocate for HPD Adult Sex Crimes Unit
Justice Advocate Emily Burton-Blank talks about her role in the Houston Police Department for providing support to survivors and investigators of sexual assault...Read More
Rick Perry Fails to Get Many Governors to Defy Prison Rape Law
Just four other governors answered Rick Perry's call to defy a federal law designed to reduce prison rape....Read More
Border Patrol Agent’s Assault of Three Women Shakes Border Community
Residents demand more oversight of Border Patrol agents and an end to what they say is a pattern of abuse.
On March 12, a Honduran woman, her 14-year old daughter and another teenage girl surrendered to Border Patrol agent Esteban Manzanares on the banks of the Rio G...Read More
UPDATED: The Huge (or Nonexistent) Sex Abuse Problem at the Harris County Jail
Yet another Justice Department study says the Harris County Jail has a sexual abuse problem. Can Sheriff Garcia fix the problem without admitting it exists?...Read More
The Recanters: What Happens When Abuse Claims Come Undone?
Beverly Troupe once claimed her stepfather abused her, but now she says it never happened. She's not alone.
What happens when the key witness and victim in a horrific crime is a child too young and immature to reliably remember what happened? And how reliable are they...Read More