Lately (the last four years or so)

My family has been the target of repeated, well-documented abuse from our neighbors, HOA board, and their employees.

When our attempts to get assistance from the local, state, and federal government have been time-consuming efforts in futility, my children say, not a surprise after what happened (or did not happen) with Z.

Z is a former MLB pitcher who abused his family. He attempted to murder his wife, he physically abused his children, he sexually assaulted his youngest daughter, filmed and distributed the abuse, and threatened to kill her mother and sister if she made an outcry about the abuse.

She tells a clear and compelling story about both her abuse and the strong indications that he raped the girls he coached and filmed that abuse as well.

No arrest.

He continued to coach children and work with Texas school systems.

When I came to the end of what Texas was willing to do to keep my family safe in 2011, I had to believe it was an accountability issue driven by fiscal policy.

And to survive mentally and physically I wrote a book.

A book called “Just”

We have just seen what happens when the government of Texas prioritizes budget cuts over the safety of our children.

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/13/nx-s1-5465635/camp-mystic-flood-maps-fema-texas-flooding

Time for all of us to

Tell our stories.