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A Comprehensive Guide to Hazing Laws, Cases, and Accountability for Families in Crowell and Across Texas If you are a parent in Crowell, Foard County, watching your child leave for college is a moment of immense pride and quiet worry. You imagine them embarking on a journey of growth and new friendships at a Texas university. But what if that journey takes a dark turn? What if the pursuit of belonging leads to a late-night phone call, a rushed trip to a distant hospital, or the devastating news that your child was hurt in the name of “tradition”? Right now, in our own state, we are fighting one of the most serious hazing cases in the country on behalf of a young man and his family. In late 2025, we filed a $10 million lawsuit against the University of Houston, the national Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, and 13 individual members on behalf of Leonel Bermudez, a UH student. The allegations are harrowing: forced consumption of food until vomiting, extreme physical workouts, sleep deprivation, and being sprayed in the face with a hose in a manner “similar to waterboarding.” This culminated in Mr. Bermudez developing rhabdomyolysis—a severe muscle breakdown—and acute kidney…