The Houston Area Women’s Center is providing a new facility to help survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault and sex trafficking. One Safe Place is expected to open in April.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2025/03/26/516996/houston-area-womens-center-to-open-new-facility-for-survivors-of-domestic-violence-sexual-assault/

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Rice University apparent murder-suicide highlights deadly link between guns and domestic violence

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2024/08/28/498003/rice-university-apparent-murder-suicide-highlights-deadly-link-between-guns-and-domestic-violence/

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Sexual assault survivors demanded answers and asked for solutions after Houston police revealed more than 4,000 sexual assault cases had been suspended by the department.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/02/29/479281/houston-police-case-backlog-sexual-assault-survivors-react/

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On the heels of another mass shooting, the Supreme Court prepares to hear a gun rights case from Texas

U.S. v Rahimi challenges whether firearms can be taken from someone subject to a domestic violence restraining order.

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