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The East Texas Guide to Stopping Hazing: Legal Help for Shelby County Families A Message to Shelby County Parents About the Unthinkable Imagine moving your child into a dorm at Lamar University, Stephen F. Austin State University, or sending them hours away to the University of Houston or Texas A&M. They’re excited about finding their place, making lifelong friends, and maybe joining a fraternity, sorority, or campus organization. Now imagine a late-night phone call weeks later. Your child’s voice is shaky. They’re whispering, “Mom, Dad, something happened… I don’t feel right.” Or worse—the call comes from a hospital in College Station, Austin, or Houston. Your child is in the ER with brown urine, unable to stand, diagnosed with a life-threatening condition called rhabdomyolysis. The doctor says it’s from extreme physical overexertion. You learn your child was forced through hundreds of squats and push-ups, sprayed in the face with a hose like waterboarding, made to eat until vomiting, all while older fraternity members watched and laughed. This is not a hypothetical nightmare. This is exactly what happened to Leonel Bermudez, a student at the University of Houston, during his fall 2025 pledge period with the Pi Kappa Phi Beta Nu chapter.…