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 ...

Non-disclosure agreements signed after Aug. 28, 2025, will no longer be enforceable for childhood sexual abuse claims.

The use of nondisclosure agreements as a means to silence victims of sexual abuse has for too long stood as a grotesque, if legal, corruption of the spirit of our ...

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 ...

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

Several bills strengthening protections for sex crime victims and penalties for perpetrators nearly unanimously passed the ...

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 ...

Trey Carlock was 28 when he died by suicide. He was one of at least six victims sexually abused at Camp Kanauk in Missouri. Camp official Pete Newman is currently serving multiple sentences.

Trey Carlock was 28 when he died by suicide. He was one of at least six victims sexually abused at Camp Kanauk in Missouri. Camp official Pete Newman is currently serving multiple sentences. Trey, ...

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 ...

So you accept the payout, but it feels like a bribe,” said Trey’s sister Elizabeth during a House hearing. “My brother referred to his as blood money.” Now, both houses of the Texas legislature have ...