United States: Information on the protection available for women in Texas who are threatened with violence and the abduction of their children by their spouses
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | USA28502.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, United States: Information on the protection available for women in Texas who are threatened with violence and the abduction of their children by their spouses, 1 January 1998, USA28502.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad233.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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Please see the attached relevant statutes of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure and the Texas Family Code which were provided by the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas in a letter dated 21 January 1998.
According to a 15 October 1997 report in The Dallas Morning News, "a national domestic hotline, operated out of Austin, is staffed 24 hours a day by operators who can speak several languages". The number is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
The Dallas Morning News. 15 October 1997. Kathy Swindle. "Wooden Figures Will Speak for Those Who Cannot." (NEXIS)
Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas. 21 January 1998. Letter to the Research Directorate from the Intergovernmental Relations Division.
Attachments
State of Texas. 75th Legislature. 5 May 1997. Family Code. Title 4. "Protection of the Family".
_____. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. n.d. pp. 15-17, pp.52-55, pp. 193-195.
Additional Sources Consulted
Electronic sources: IRB Databases, Global News Bank, LEXIS/NEXIS, REFWORLD (UNHCR database), World News Connection (WNC)
