(WBAP/KLIF) — A year after a Fort Hood soldier was slain by a fellow member of the army, Texas lawmakers are poised to help lead the nation in the fight against sexual harassment and assault in the military.
The bill proposed in memory of Vanessa Guillen and approved by the state Senate on April 12th would give members of the military in Texas more ways to report crimes outside their chain of command. Those crimes would then be investigated independently by the Texas Rangers.
The bill now heads next to the Texas house. A similar proposal was introduced to the U.S. Congress last fall.
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