The Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday unanimously approved a proclamation recognizing January 2025 as National Stalking Awareness Month.

Judge Andy Brown read the proclamation, which highlighted the prevalence and harms of stalking, the need for public awareness and multidisciplinary responses, and partnerships among the University of Texas at Austin, the Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, the Texas Stalking Project and local victim‑service providers. The court credited local collaborative efforts such as the Travis County and District Attorney’s Domestic Violence High Risk Team.

Caitlin Sully, project director of the Texas Stalking Project and director of research and operations at the Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, briefed the court on the project’s local training and outreach; she said the initiative has trained 580 professionals in Austin‑Travis County and invited the public to a January 18 day of action and to resources at stalkingawareness.org.

Ryan Grandstaff, program manager for the Victims Advocate Network at the University of Texas at Austin, and Erica Moore from UT’s Title IX education and prevention team described campus and community services, safety planning and outreach. Liz Petristan of the Travis County Attorney’s Office described the county’s protective-order services and said victims can apply for protective orders by calling the county attorney’s office or visiting the protective orders webpage; staff noted virtual assistance is available at no cost.

Commissioners thanked speakers and urged wider circulation of hotline and resource contacts. The court moved, seconded and adopted the proclamation unanimously.