AUSTIN, Texas - The Travis County District Attorney's Office has announced indictments against Harvest Renaissance - Austin, LLC and two ex-employees in the death of 73-year-old Cynthia Pierce during the 2021 winter storm.

The backstory:

In a news release, Travis County District Attorney José Garza announced that on July 22, 2025, a Travis County grand jury indicted Harvest Renaissance – Austin, LLC, and its former employees, Executive Director Mendi Ramsay and Wellness Director Rochelle Alvarado, for the offense of Injury to an Elderly Person.

On February 17, 2021, during the winter storm that caused power outages, the DA's Office says employees of Harvest Renaissance – Austin, LLC, working at their Renaissance Austin Assisted Living Facility, failed to promptly move and transport an

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