Under terms of the bill, abuse victims could list a substitute address on such official documents as a driver's license or school records. The state of Texas then would forward to the victims any mail sent to that address.

In an interview with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Shapiro said she is concerned that as a result of the internet "people's private lives are now available in a widespread fashion. For those of us who are not victims of domestic violence, it only means that they may send us advertisements we may not want. But for a victim of domestic violence, the potential violence is magnified 100-fold for them and their children." -- Donald H. Harrison