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Guns Make Some Women Feel Safe, From What?
"Decades ago, researchers found evidence that the presence of a gun in a home increased the risk of violence in that home. Since then, studies have consistently confirmed that guns are linked to heightened danger for women in particular. Nevertheless, self-defense is still the main reason women own firearms."
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Misogyny, Male Supremacy And Men's Rights: Anti-Woman Hate Is Spreading Online
Yesterday David Martin Davies hosted a panel on how anti-woman hate is spreading online and asked some compelling questions:
"Why do these men see women as the enemy? What can be done to push back against misogynist ideology and stifle hateful, anti-woman rhetoric?"
Learn more and listen to the full interview on Texas Public Radio's The Source.
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Podcast: Monique Diaz unseated a popular Republican judge, now she adapts to 150th District Court
Last fall, Judge Monique Diaz unseated a popular judge for the 150th District Court. Her seat in court deals primarily with family law cases but also addresses medical malpractice, contract disputes and election contests.
Visit the San Antonio Express-News to learn more about what inspired her to run for office and what she's accomplished to date.
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So Help Me, God: Does Truth Matter at the Supreme Court?
Last month the U.S. Supreme Court issued two rulings that could have particularly high impacts on Texas and San Antonio.
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Abusive partners — like abortion bans — limit the reproductive rights of their victims
An Op-Ed from USA TODAY illustrates how women's reproductive rights are intrinsically tied to intimate partner domestic violence.
Click here to read the full article at usatoday.com
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Local, State Leaders: Culture Shift, Better Organization Needed to Address Domestic Violence
"Domestic violence in San Antonio has reached epidemic levels, health experts, victim advocates, and community members said Tuesday – so what, they asked, can City, State, and federal leaders do to fight it?"
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‘He defended himself’: Fired San Antonio police officer cleared of domestic violence wants his job back
"A San Antonio police officer who was fired after he was accused of striking his then-fiancé with a rock, fracturing her face in three places, admitted that he grabbed her by the throat in an act of self-defense but denied hitting her."
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Report Reveals Grim Truths About 'The Status Of San Antonio Women'
"San Antonio ranked the highest for instances of rape with 75.4 per 100,000. San Antonio also has the highest rate of male intimate partner violence. Murder by a male intimate partner tripled from 2012 to 2017."
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From beginning, Brockhouse should have told truth
"He misled the public he hoped to lead — and he almost won."
Click here to read the full article at mysanantonio.com
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Brockhouse, Wife Say She Called Police to Home in 2009
Now that the election is over, Brockhouse and his wife confirmed that his wife DID call the police to their house.
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Honesty needed around the Brockhouse police report
"Election day is Saturday. Win or lose, Brockhouse owes the public a clear explanation about what prompted the report and why it was removed from the record."
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Express-News Uncovers DPS Records On Alleged Brockhouse Family Violence Incident
Brian Chasnoff, investigative reporter for the San Antonio Express-News, details the supplemental Family Violence Report with the Texas Department of Public Safety he uncovered on Texas Public Radio.
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19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote was passed 100 years ago
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Activists call for investigation into the disappearance of San Antonio police report about mayoral candidate Greg Brockhouse
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Officer filed DPS report on Brockhouse
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Voters deserve to know what became of police report 9063028
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Brockhouse and His Women Issues: Why It Matters
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Report: Police Twice Responded to Domestic Violence Calls Involving San Antonio Mayoral Candidate Greg Brockhouse
“On Dec. 23, 2009, Brockhouse’s third and current wife, Annalisa, called police and alleged that Brockhouse hurled her to the ground and tried to hit her...”
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