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Hazing at Texas Universities: A Comprehensive Legal Guide for Village of Vinton Families If Your Child Was Hazed in Texas, You Are Not Alone We know that moment. Your child comes home from college changed. Maybe they’re exhausted in a way that sleep doesn’t fix. Perhaps they have unexplained bruises or seem anxious, jumping at every phone notification. They might brush off your questions with vague answers about “tradition” or “team bonding.” For a parent in Village of Vinton, living in the quiet expanse of El Paso County, the realization that your child—the one you sent to a Texas university for a bright future—might be suffering abuse in the name of belonging is a devastating, isolating fear. The geographic distance between our small community and the large campuses across Texas can make this crisis feel insurmountable. Right now, in Houston, we are fighting one of the most serious hazing cases in Texas. We represent Leonel Bermudez, a University of Houston student who suffered catastrophic injuries, including acute kidney failure, after enduring brutal hazing by the Pi Kappa Phi Beta Nu chapter. His “pledge fanny pack” humiliation, forced overconsumption of food, and extreme physical workouts led to him passing brown urine…