sexual abuse & assault

Dolores Huerta Drive spans multiple blocks in the heart of the city, intersecting with Main Street and passing by both Grand Prairie City Hall and the Dallas County Government Center. It also runs alongside the famous Grand Prairie Farmers Market.

Three North Texas firefighters face felony charges following allegations of sexual assault involving a 16-year-old girl in a Howe Volunteer Fire Department junior program

The allegations that the late farmer workers leader sexually abused and assaulted women and children have shocked many in North Texas' Hispanic communities, and stirred conversations about generational trauma among some women.

On what would have been Cesar Chavez’s 99th birthday, a group of Hispanic business and civil rights leaders gathered in downtown Dallas to ask for his name to be removed from any signs and buildings.

Robert Morris, Gateway's founding pastor pleaded guilty last October to five counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child.

This includes ending the Cesar Chavez holiday in Tarrant County and removing street toppers with his name in Fort Worth.

A New York Times investigation has revealed allegations that the late renowned labor leader abused girls and raped Dolores Huerta, his longtime organizing partner.

On Tuesday, the César Chávez Foundation and the United Farm Workers union released statements acknowledging allegations involving women and minors.

A Dallas County judge on Friday denied requests from two former Gateway Church elders to be dismissed from the lawsuit.

More than half of Texas adults have experienced physical violence in their lifetime, according to the first comprehensive statewide survey. The Texas Violence Experiences Survey also found economic shocks, like eviction and loss of employment, have a strong correlation with recent experiences of violence.

There's a nationwide shortage of nurses who can provide sexual assault care. A recent UT Arlington study found rural nurses encounter unique challenges when trying to access training to fill that gap.

City Council member Mayrani Velazquez is using her own experience leaving an abusive relationship to help other women in Terrell and across Kaufman County.