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The Ultimate Texas Hazing Guide for Polk County Families: Protecting Your College Student from Fraternity, Sorority & Campus Abuse A Polk County Parent's Worst Nightmare: When Campus "Tradition" Turns to Trauma It’s a Thursday evening in Livingston, Onalaska, or Corrigan. Your phone buzzes with a call from your child at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, just a short drive up Highway 190. Their voice sounds strange—slurred, exhausted, scared. They’re mumbling about a "pledge event" that got out of hand. They’re apologizing, saying they "had to do it" to be part of the group. You hear shouting in the background, then the call drops. Your heart pounds as you try to call back, reaching only voicemail. The quiet of rural Polk County suddenly feels isolating as you realize your child might be in serious danger hours away at college. This scenario is not hypothetical for Texas families. Right now, we're fighting one of the most serious hazing cases in the country right here in our state. In late 2025, we filed a $10 million hazing and abuse lawsuit on behalf of Leonel Bermudez, a University of Houston student who nearly died after brutal hazing by the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity's…