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The Definitive Texas Hazing Guide for Families in Kendleton & Fort Bend County A Letter to Kendleton Parents: When "Tradition" Turns to Trauma in Texas If you're a parent in Kendleton, Fort Bend County, watching your child head off to the University of Houston, Texas A&M, UT Austin, or any Texas campus, you hold a mix of pride and natural worry. You've worked hard, supported their dreams, and trust they'll find community and success. But what happens when the very groups promising "brotherhood," "sisterhood," or "tradition" become sources of trauma instead? Right now, in Harris County just a short drive from Kendleton, we're fighting one of the most serious hazing cases in Texas history. Leonel Bermudez, a University of Houston student, is our client in a $10 million lawsuit against the University of Houston, the Pi Kappa Phi national fraternity, and 13 individual fraternity leaders. According to the lawsuit and Click2Houston coverage, Bermudez's fall 2025 pledge period allegedly included forced physical abuse, humiliation tactics "similar to waterboarding," and extreme workouts that led to rhabdomyolysis (severe muscle breakdown) and acute kidney failure. He passed brown urine, was hospitalized for four days, and faces ongoing risk of permanent kidney damage. This isn't…