MEDIA CONTACT: ANGELA HALE, 512.289.2995, angela@redmediagroup.com Austin, Texas – December 4, 2012– The Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) names board members: Jamie Esparza, District Attorney, El Paso; Dr. Janet Denise Lawson of Austin, medical consultant for the Texas Department of State Health Services; Louise Thornell of Texarkana, Director of Emergency and Nursing Services, Christus St. Michael Health System; and Shannon Trest, the Executive Director of the Women’s Center of East Texas in Longview. The Texas Council on Family Violence is one of the largest domestic violence coalitions in the nation.   Since 1978, (TCFV), headquartered in Austin, has been a nationally recognized leader ... Read More »

MEDIA CONTACT: ANGELA HALE, 512.289.2995, angela@redmediagroup.com Austin, Texas – November 19, 2012– This Thanksgiving, The Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) honors four Texas champions who make a difference in the lives of victims of domestic violence in Texas. Thanksgiving is a time for reflection and gratitude. Today, we reflect on the large numbers of Texas families who will spend Thanksgiving in domestic violence shelters across the state. As a backdrop, over the past year, 223 thousand Texans called domestic violence hotlines, nearly 80 thousand people, primarily women and children sought services from family violence programs, because they did not feel safe ... Read More »

Contact: Angela Hale 512.289-2995  angela@redmediagroup.com New Report Released During Domestic Violence Awareness Month is Dedicated to Four Children in the Houston Area Murdered by Their Father Austin, Texas – October 29, 2012 - The Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) today released a new report that shows the number of women killed in domestic violence murders in Texas.  The latest statistics show in 2011, there were 102 women killed by their husband, ex-husband, intimate partner, boyfriend or ex-boyfriend. The report released by the Texas Council on Family Violence and compiled from data from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas law enforcement agencies, ... Read More »

For Immediate Release Media Contact: ANGELA HALE, 512.289.2995, angela@redmediagroup.com 223-Thousand Texans called a Hotline and 80-Thousand Texans Used Domestic Violence Services Because They Did Not Feel Safe in Their Home Austin, Texas- October 2, 2012 – The Texas Council on Family Violence today reports that many shelters across Texas have been over capacity in the last year because of an increased demand for victims of domestic violence seeking services. In the last year, more than 223,000 Texans called domestic violence hotlines and domestic violence programs served more than 80,000 adults and children because they did not feel safe in their home. A ... Read More »

Austin, Texas – The National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) and The Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) today celebrate the 18th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA) and ask Congress to support reauthorization of the landmark legislation. The Hotline was created by the legislation and has helped millions of women, men and families since its’ creation.  The Hotline receives more than 22,000 calls a month from victims of domestic violence and their families and friends. “The Hotline is open 24-hours a day, every day and it is a life-line for women, men, children and families in danger and offers victims ... Read More »