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Comprehensive Guide to Hazing, Fraternity Abuse & Legal Rights for Families in Palmer, Ellis County, Texas If Your Child Was Hazed at a Texas University, You Are Not Alone For parents in Palmer, Ennis, Waxahachie, and across Ellis County, sending your child to college is filled with pride and hope. You imagine them making lifelong friends, joining campus organizations, and building their future. The last thing you expect is a phone call saying your child has been hospitalized after a fraternity "ritual" or a Corps of Cadets "tradition." Yet right now, less than three hours from Palmer in Harris County, we're fighting exactly this kind of case—and it shows what Texas families are up against when hazing turns dangerous. In late 2025, we filed a $10 million lawsuit on behalf of Leonel Bermudez, a University of Houston student who pledged Pi Kappa Phi's Beta Nu chapter. What his fraternity brothers called "pledge education" included: Carrying a degrading "pledge fanny pack" 24/7 containing condoms, sex toys, and humiliating items Being sprayed in the face with a hose "similar to waterboarding" Forced consumption of milk, hot dogs, and peppercorns until vomiting, followed immediately by sprints A November 3 "workout" of 100+ push-ups…