{"id":75210,"date":"2025-12-04T01:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T01:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/75210\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T01:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T01:51:08","slug":"houston-attorney-tony-buzbee-representing-parents-of-am-student-who-died-from-austin-apartment-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/75210\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston attorney Tony Buzbee representing parents of A&#038;M student who died from Austin apartment fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The parents of a 19-year-old Texas A&amp;M student who was found dead at an Austin apartment complex last weekend have hired prominent Houston attorney Tony Buzbee and are urging anyone with information about her final hours to come forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.txattorneys.com\/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExSFpNQ1hycVRpdHU3d3hHbXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4wY-UBgpqs0Ku5ThAgJNjqlLHw2S1ak-mvla1VWp0bXxb2MsIpdZNULxsDqQ_aem_fwCwEliBJknEkPze0-uqSg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.txattorneys.com\/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExSFpNQ1hycVRpdHU3d3hHbXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4wY-UBgpqs0Ku5ThAgJNjqlLHw2S1ak-mvla1VWp0bXxb2MsIpdZNULxsDqQ_aem_fwCwEliBJknEkPze0-uqSg\">In a statement<\/a> Wednesday, Buzbee Law Firm and Gamez Law Firm announced that they have been retained by Manuel Aguilera and Stephanie Rodriguez, the parents of Brianna Aguilera, in an effort to \u201cdetermine what happened\u201d to their daughter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Brianna was found dead at 12:47 a.m. early Saturday morning at an apartment complex on Rio Grande Street in Austin, according to the statement. Her death occurred hours after Texas A&amp;M\u2019s football game vs. Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">OUR LATEST REPORT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/04\/texas-am-students-death-leaves-mother-seeking-answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Texas A&amp;M student\u2019s death leaves mother seeking answers<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">In the days after the incident, officials with Austin Police Department confirmed that the situation was not being investigated as a homicide, adding that there were \u201cno indications of suspicious circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">In the days following APD\u2019s announcement, Stephanie Rodriguez has publicly questioned the department\u2019s assessment of the situation, denying the notion that her daughter would\u2019ve fallen to her death accidentally or by suicide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThere was 15 people in that apartment,\u201d she said in a phone call with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/03\/i-dont-have-any-answers-mother-of-texas-am-student-found-dead-in-austin-questions-police-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/03\/i-dont-have-any-answers-mother-of-texas-am-student-found-dead-in-austin-questions-police-account\/\">KPRC 2\u2019s Zach Lashway.<\/a> \u201cThe surveillance video from what he told me, about 15, 14, 15 people in that apartment were in there. How could not one of them see anything?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/03\/i-dont-have-any-answers-mother-of-texas-am-student-found-dead-in-austin-questions-police-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u2018I don\u2019t have any answers\u2019: Mother of Texas A&amp;M student found dead in Austin questions police account<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">She has also posted new information she has gathered on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stephanie.rodriguez.298465\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stephanie.rodriguez.298465\">Facebook page.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Attorneys for the family described the case as an \u201cunimaginable and very suspicious tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Brianna\u2019s parents believe there is much more information that needs to be discovered about the circumstances surrounding her death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThey feel certain this was not an accident. This was certainly not a suicide,\u201d the statement said. \u201cThis family deserves straight answers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">OUR FIRST REPORT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/01\/texas-am-student-dies-hours-after-attending-tailgate-for-football-game-in-austin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Texas A&amp;M student dies hours after attending tailgate for football game; mother questions investigation<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Buzbee, who is also an alum of Texas A&amp;M, has provided legal representation several prominent cases, including the allegations against Deshaun Watson, Shannon Sharpe, and Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The law firms announced they will hold a news conference Friday at 1 p.m. at their downtown Houston office on the 75th floor of the Chase Tower. Both parents are expected to attend and speak publicly about the case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">In the meantime, attorneys are asking anyone with information about Brianna\u2019s whereabouts or activities on Nov. 28 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.txattorneys.com\/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExSFpNQ1hycVRpdHU3d3hHbXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4wY-UBgpqs0Ku5ThAgJNjqlLHw2S1ak-mvla1VWp0bXxb2MsIpdZNULxsDqQ_aem_fwCwEliBJknEkPze0-uqSg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.txattorneys.com\/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExSFpNQ1hycVRpdHU3d3hHbXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4wY-UBgpqs0Ku5ThAgJNjqlLHw2S1ak-mvla1VWp0bXxb2MsIpdZNULxsDqQ_aem_fwCwEliBJknEkPze0-uqSg\">contact them.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWe hope we can help them get those answers,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The parents of a 19-year-old Texas A&amp;M student who was found dead at an Austin apartment complex last&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75211,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,56,66,223,27,3042,32558],"class_list":["post-75210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-houston","tag-local","tag-news","tag-texas","tag-texas-am","tag-tony-buzbee"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}