A new report from the Texas Council on Family Violence analyzed hundreds of deaths in the Lone Star State.
Takara Hightower was talking with agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service at her home in Humble on September 22, 2022. Hightower, 34, was describing the ongoing violence she was experiencing at the hands of her husband, Gregory Hightower. Just days before, she had begun looking into filing a protective order. As she spoke, she held their infant in her arms, and the couple’s 3-year-old was nearby.
Black Texans are disproportionately the victims in these cases, but everyone is vulnerable. The nonprofit found 22 percent of female victims and 38 percent of male victims were Black. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, only 13 percent of Texans are Black. Several victims were killed even after involving police. The nonprofit found that law enforcement had responded to previous incidents before the murders occurred in 21 cases.“We agonize over homicides not included in the report for technical reasons; as a result, we know the real number is higher,” writes TCFV CEO Gloria Aguilera Terry.
Murder was the leading cause of death among pregnant and postpartum people in the U.S. In 2022 alone; at least 17 Texas women were killed while pregnant or shortly after giving birth.
Ochoa’s case grimly encapsulates two of the issues the Supreme Court holds in its hands: women’s health and gun rights. This November, justices will hear arguments about the constitutionality of prohibiting subjects of domestic violence firearms from owning guns.
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