The legislation, included in a larger bill about public safety, targets legal agreements that have kept survivors of sexual ...

The bill has been called “Trey’s Law,” referring to the late Trey Carlock, who died by suicide in 2019 after being sexually ...

Legislation to void non-disclosure agreements in child sexual abuse cases was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Mike Kehoe.

If signed by Governor Abbott, the law would apply to NDA’s already in existence. Those already in effect could be enforced if a declaratory judgment is made.

A law that would prevent the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in civil settlements for sexual abuse victims is now ...

Six years ago, Elizabeth Phillips lost her brother, Trey Carlock. After winning his lawsuit against Kanakuk Kamps and Joe White, Trey Carlock was bound to silence by a nondisclosure agreement.

The 89th Legislature, which ended Monday, considered more than 8,700 bills during its 140-day session. We advocated for the ...

In an age when bipartisanship is all but destroyed, Leach led the Texas House to a unanimous 144-0 vote to approve a ban on using NDAs to require silence from survivors of sexual assault, aggravated ...

His sister is pushing several states to ban such nondisclosure agreements. The childhood desk of Trey Carlock inside his family home in Dallas. Mr. Carlock died by suicide after he was sexually ...

Several bills strengthening protections for sex crime victims and penalties for perpetrators nearly unanimously passed the legislature and are headed to the governor for his signature. HB 3073, filed ...

The bill is named after Trey Carlock who lost his life in 2019, from what his sister said, was due to the unrelenting pressure of an NDA. Stories filled the Texas capitol committee room ...

Mike Kehoe. The bill has been called “Trey’s Law,” referring to the late Trey Carlock, who died by suicide in 2019 after being sexually abused by Pete Newman at the Branson-based Kanakuk Kamps.