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Additionally, data from the Texas Council on Family Violence shows that instances of domestic violence involving a gun have increased by 82% from 2011 to 2020, Howard said.
A 2016 study by the Institute on Domestic and Sexual Violence at the University of Texas at Austin estimated the prevalence of labor trafficking and minor sex trafficking victim prevalence to be 313,000 in the state of Texas. [11] This study also estimated the industry to cost Texas at $6.6 billion. [11]
According to the National Network to End Domestic Violence, Address Confidentiality Programs (ACP) and Confidential Voter Listings are programs administered by the state enabling victims of domestic violence (and sometime victims of sexual assault and/or stalking) to participate in the voting process without fear of being found by their abusers.
United States v. Rahimi, 602 U.S. 680 (2024), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and whether it empowers the government to prohibit firearm possession by a person with a civil domestic violence restraining order in the absence of a corresponding criminal domestic violence conviction or charge.
In an 8-1 decision in a North Texas man’s case, the Supreme Court supports a federal law prohibiting gun possession by people under domestic violence restraining orders.
Gloucester MP Alex McIntyre introduced the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday, calling for the right to 10 days paid leave for victims to help them find a place of ...
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), first authorized as part of the Child Abuse Amendments of 1984 (PL 98–457), provides federal funding to help victims of domestic violence and their dependent children by providing shelter and related help, offering violence prevention programs, and improving how service agencies work ...
The FCC will meet to review the final rules related to the Safe Connections Act of 2022 that will require telecommunications companies to adopt three programs for victims of domestic violence and ...