Survivors of domestic violence and women’s advocates used a Tuesday evening town hall to urge elected officials to reverse a disturbing local trend.
An overflow crowd at the Mennonite Fellowship Sanctuary listened as women shared stories of domestic abuse and offered suggestions on how to remedy what they called a growing crisis.
Democratic U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro and Lloyd Doggett, who organized the event, offered brief opening remarks but said they were primarily there to listen.