Protective orders could get needed extensions with proposed law

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Each year, thousands of Texas families fall victim to domestic violence. In San Marcos, one local organization says they are seeing a steady increase in the number of their clients seeking a protective order to escape the violence.
Unfortunately, sometimes that protective order isn’t long enough, but if passed a new state bill could change that.
Texas representatives are always looking at ways to make life a little better, whether that’s on the road,