BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Rio Grande Valley District Attorney Coalition hosted the Petals on the Lake ceremony on Tuesday in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The remembrance honored victims and survivors.

Multiple law enforcement agencies, advocacy groups, and District Attorneys from the four Valley counties gathered to pay their respects at Texas Southmost College in Brownsville.

Gocha Ramirez, Starr County District Attorney, told the attendees, “Domestic violence happens more often than we know.”

Ramirez said his department could prosecute these cases every day. However, stopping the problem first requires acknowledging that it exists.

Every speaker at Thursday's event addressed the need to break the cycle of domestic violence, with a particular focus on boy

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