/tags/rape Rape en-US Copyright Wed, 14 Jun 2023 18:28:24 GMT /health-wellness/2023-06-14/advocates-hands-are-tied-texas-abortion-ban-prevents-rape-counselors-from-doing-their-jobs Senate Bill 8 and the state's so-called trigger law did not include exceptions for rape. Advocates say the bans not only restrict a survivor’s right to make important health care decisions, but they also add another level of trauma. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 18:28:24 GMT /health-wellness/2023-06-14/advocates-hands-are-tied-texas-abortion-ban-prevents-rape-counselors-from-doing-their-jobs Corey Smith | KUT /criminal-justice/2022-09-28/raped-abused-and-trafficked-but-no-one-to-blame-how-texas-failed-shawna-rogers Shawna Rogers died at 17, after years of abuse, violence and exploitation. The compounding cost of failures — from law enforcement and rehabilitators as well as family — finally proved fatal. In the end, she was blind to those who wanted to help her as they had been blind to her needs for years. Her life stands as a haunting example of how far Texas still has to go to help victims like her. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:30:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2022-09-28/raped-abused-and-trafficked-but-no-one-to-blame-how-texas-failed-shawna-rogers Paul Flahive /2022-elections/2022-08-11/abortion-should-be-permitted-in-cases-of-rape-and-incest-nearly-90-of-texas-voters-say-in-ut-poll Polling from the Texas Politics Project finds registered voters opinions’ on abortion are at odds with Texas laws. Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:09:17 GMT /2022-elections/2022-08-11/abortion-should-be-permitted-in-cases-of-rape-and-incest-nearly-90-of-texas-voters-say-in-ut-poll Eric Lau | The Texas Tribune /news/2020-10-12/sexual-assault-at-sheppard-afb-part-of-legal-case-now-at-scotus Richard Collins was convicted of raping Harmony Allen in 2017, but the case was overturned by a military court. Now, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the potentially far-reaching case. Mon, 12 Oct 2020 23:00:07 GMT /news/2020-10-12/sexual-assault-at-sheppard-afb-part-of-legal-case-now-at-scotus Bret Jaspers /2019-06-11/women-are-suing-austin-travis-county-for-failing-to-prosecute-sexual-assault From Texas Standard: Three named plaintiffs launched a class action lawsuit last year against the City of Austin, Travis County and several local... Tue, 11 Jun 2019 19:41:56 GMT /2019-06-11/women-are-suing-austin-travis-county-for-failing-to-prosecute-sexual-assault Wells Dunbar, Joy Diaz /2019-01-02/money-donated-for-rape-kit-testing-is-impetus-for-a-long-term-solution From Texas Standard: The next Texas legislative session kicks off in less than a week, and one issue facing lawmakers will be how to address the backlog... Wed, 02 Jan 2019 19:27:16 GMT /2019-01-02/money-donated-for-rape-kit-testing-is-impetus-for-a-long-term-solution Laura Rice /news/2018-12-12/ut-dallas-student-accused-in-baylor-rape-case-no-longer-welcome-on-campus A former Baylor University student accused of raping another student is no longer welcome at the University of Texas at Dallas.UT Dallas president Richard… Thu, 13 Dec 2018 01:16:52 GMT /news/2018-12-12/ut-dallas-student-accused-in-baylor-rape-case-no-longer-welcome-on-campus Anthony Cave /texas-news/2018-09-28/how-tarrant-county-and-a-community-failed-a-student-after-she-reported-a-rape (Editor's note: This story includes graphic details of a sexual assault that some may find disturbing.) In the summer of 2006, 16-year-old Amber Wyatt… Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:36:59 GMT /texas-news/2018-09-28/how-tarrant-county-and-a-community-failed-a-student-after-she-reported-a-rape Miguel Perez, Rick Holter /education/2017-07-17/at-some-texas-universities-students-accused-of-rape-can-transfer-without-a-record When Sierra Smith told Baylor University she’d been sexually assaulted by a classmate during a 2016 spring break trip to South Padre Island, she hoped… Mon, 17 Jul 2017 23:04:33 GMT /education/2017-07-17/at-some-texas-universities-students-accused-of-rape-can-transfer-without-a-record Matthew Watkins, Texas Tribune /politics/2014-09-24/hoping-to-appeal-to-women-davis-tries-to-paint-abbott-as-extreme-on-abortion Democrat Wendy Davis appealed to women voters Tuesday by highlighting differences between herself and Republican opponent Greg Abbott on the issue that… Wed, 24 Sep 2014 12:51:38 GMT /politics/2014-09-24/hoping-to-appeal-to-women-davis-tries-to-paint-abbott-as-extreme-on-abortion Shelley Kofler