Contributed Article The following article is part two of a four-week series focusing on raising awareness about dating violence. February is Dating Violence Awareness month, and we hope to educate our community on this very important issue. One in three young people will experience dating violence i...

BUDA — In the fall of 2022, teachers and students filled the halls of Doral Academy, a brand new charter school that opened in Buda. After one full school year, former teachers and staff members continue to raise the alarm, alleging questionable policies and retaliation. One particular series of eve...

SAN MARCOS — Hays County District Attorney Kelly Higgins announced today that on Monday, May 1, Nathan Allen, 41, entered a guilty plea to four child abuse charges, according to a press release by the DA’s Office. Allen was then sentenced to 35 years in prison on a charge of continuous sexual abuse ...

By Jennifer Moreno, Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center Advocacy & Resource Program Director, in collaboration with Cari Borremans, HCWC Executive Assistant April is both Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Awareness month. 2 in 5 women and 1 in 5 men will experience a form of sexual assault in their lifetime. ...

Bad things have always gone on behind closed doors, and now is no exception. April is traditionally the month society turns its attention to preventing sexual assault and child abuse. And though the COVID-19 virus has upended the way we live our daily lives, neither issue has gone away. Both, perhap...

By Brandon Pendleton, HCWC/Roxanne’s House Forensic Interviewer For decades, we at HCWC have stressed the importance of believing survivors of sexual assault or relationship violence when they open up and tell their story. Talking to someone about abuse or trauma can be an overwhelming and incredibl...