Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-71. Under Article 128, an attempt to do bodily harm is characterized as a simple assault.A person commits an offense if the person: (1) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another, including the person's spouse. This article looks at the laws, penalties, and defenses applicable to ABI charges in the state as well as prior convictions' effect on such cases. Victims can seek a Military or Civilian Protective Order. One soldier was accused of physically assaulting his wife and firing a gun as she tried to flee their home near Fort Hood in Texas. VA uses the term "military sexual trauma" (MST) to refer to sexual assault or threatening sexual harassment experienced during military service. A federal watchdog called for ending the practice nearly 50 years ago, but the military pushed back. What is the legal definition of "family violence" in Texas? This section defines family violence for the purposes of getting a protective order.