domestic violence

COVID-19 dominated the news cycle in 2020, but that's not the only thing that happened. See some of the stories that reflect this unprecedented year, as chosen by our reporters.

After trending downward for years, domestic violence homicides in Tarrant County have reached an all-time high. This year, 17 deaths were linked to domestic violence. That’s more than double the number recorded in Tarrant County last year.

A new report out of John Jay College in New York highlights multiple paths to reducing community violence without police.

New research from the Texas Council on Family Violence shows that most of the victims were women killed by men. Most were shot with a gun. And that was before a surge of domestic violence during this year's lockdowns.

Intimate partner homicides had been declining in Tarrant County in the last four years, but 2020 is already the worst year on record.

The judge presiding over Travis County's domestic violence court was forcibly recused from a case this week over her expression of support for domestic...

The $15 million center will offer advocacy, counseling and legal services.

The coronavirus outbreak has coincided with a surge in domestic violence calls, launching what some have called a “shadow pandemic” of gender-based…

Years after she left her abusive husband, Jasmine was completely out of options. She had tried to create a new life with her kids, but she’d left the…

The last time Stacey’s boyfriend strangled her, she nearly died.“I woke up, I just felt numb. My whole body was just like, am I here? Am I dead?” she…

The Dallas Police Department is seeing an increase in cases of domestic violence.In February, Dallas police received about 900 reports of domestic…

Calls and requests for lifesaving shelter are through the roof at one women’s shelter in North Texas. Others are out of space. Most are out of cleaning…