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Hazing in Tarrant County, Texas: A Complete Legal Guide for Fort Worth Families For parents in Fort Worth, Arlington, Keller, and across Tarrant County, the college dream can turn into a nightmare with one phone call. The text message you hoped would be about grades or weekend plans instead describes something darker: forced drinking, brutal workouts, humiliation, injury. Your child, who you sent to a Texas university to build their future, is now in a hospital bed with kidney failure, trauma, or worse. This is not a hypothetical fear—it is the reality facing Texas families right now. In November 2025, our firm filed a $10 million lawsuit on behalf of Leonel Bermudez, a University of Houston student who suffered catastrophic injuries during his Pi Kappa Phi fraternity pledge period. His story—involving a degrading "pledge fanny pack," forced overconsumption leading to vomiting, extreme physical hazing, and a hospitalization for rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney failure—is your proof that severe, life-altering hazing is happening now at Texas universities. This comprehensive guide is written specifically for Tarrant County families. We will explain what modern hazing truly looks like, break down your legal rights under Texas law, reveal the national fraternity histories behind the organizations…