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Hazing in Texas: A Guide for Kilgore Families Seeking Justice and Accountability If Your Child Was Hazed at a Texas University, You Are Not Alone We understand the heart-stopping moment when the phone rings and your student’s voice sounds different—strained, scared, or secretive. For parents in Kilgore, Longview, and across East Texas, sending a child to college is a proud milestone. The dream can shatter when that pursuit of belonging turns into a nightmare of coercion, abuse, and injury within a fraternity, sorority, Corps of Cadets, or athletic team. Right now, in our own state, we are fighting one of the most serious hazing cases in the country. We represent Leonel Bermudez, a former pledge at the University of Houston (UH) who suffered catastrophic injuries at the hands of the Pi Kappa Phi Beta Nu chapter. This active, high-stakes lawsuit alleges a brutal campaign of physical and psychological hazing in Fall 2025 that resulted in rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney failure, requiring a four-day hospitalization and posing a permanent risk to his health. The alleged acts—detailed in reports by Click2Houston and ABC13—include forced overconsumption of food, extreme physical workouts, humiliating “pledge fanny pack” rules, and threats of expulsion. The Pi Kappa…