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DeSoto Families' Guide to Hazing in Texas: Legal Rights, Cases, and Accountability at Major Universities 1. Hook and Overview: For DeSoto Parents Fearing the Unthinkable Imagine your child, a bright student from DeSoto, has just started at a Texas university. They join an organization—a fraternity, sorority, Corps program, or athletic team—hoping for friendship and belonging. Then, the texts become secretive. They come home exhausted, with unexplained injuries. They seem anxious, defensive, and are constantly glued to their phone, terrified of missing a "mandatory" message. When you ask, they dismiss it as "just tradition" or "team bonding." But your gut tells you something is deeply wrong. You’re right to be concerned. Right now, in Texas, we are fighting one of the most serious hazing cases in recent history. We represent Leonel Bermudez, a University of Houston student who was hazed by the Pi Kappa Phi Beta Nu chapter in fall 2025. The alleged conduct is shocking: forced 24/7 humiliation via a "pledge fanny pack," extreme physical workouts, being sprayed in the face with a hose "similar to waterboarding," forced overconsumption of food leading to vomiting, and a brutal "Nov 3 workout" of 100+ push-ups and 500 squats. This abuse caused Bermudez…