domestic violence

Former Tarrant County deputy Jay Rotter was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday. He was convicted in the shooting death of his girlfriend, 46-year-old Denton artist Leslie Hartman, at their home in the 2400 block of Robinwood Lane in 2020.

After a little over three hours of deliberation on Tuesday, a jury found Jay Rotter guilty of murdering his girlfriend Leslie Hartman in their Denton home in 2020.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Rahimi. The case could determine if it's legal to disarm subjects to domestic violence protective orders.

An Arlington case before the Supreme Court, United States v. Rahimi, could determine if it's legal to ban domestic abusers under protective orders from have guns.

Texas had its second-highest domestic violence homicide rate in a decade last year. The majority of those deaths involved a firearm.

What leads to these tragedies, and how can they be prevented?

Experts expect a decision could have wide effects on the nation’s domestic violence and gun laws. “The impact would be immediate,” a DA official said.

Attempted strangulation can be a felony under Texas law and an indicator that domestic violence victims could end up dead. And advocates want to prevent that.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in United States v. Zackey Rahimi, which says banning subjects of protective orders from having firearms is unconstitutional.

Gabriella Gonzalez was killed after she reportedly got an abortion. Her death raises questions about how domestic violence victims in Texas are — or aren’t — protected.

A woman killed after returning from a trip to Colorado to get an abortion had told Dallas police officers — weeks earlier — that her boyfriend repeatedly had attacked her.

Federal and state laws prohibit people with protective orders against them from having firearms. But a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling could change that.