Texas Governor Rick Perry signed the law in August 2009. The law establishes a Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force statewide, offers specialized training on human trafficking for law enforcement officers...
HOUSTON, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Governor of Texas Greg Abbott on Friday proclaimed January as Human Trafficking Prevention Month in the state. The governor said the State of Texas will not tolerate the inhumane practice of human trafficking, adding "Texas' Child Sex Trafficking Team has implemented...
AUSTIN (AP) -Texas wants more human traffickers prosecuted in the state's latest attempt to put a dent into one of the biggest smuggling hotspots in the U.S. Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton said Thursday that a new team of prosecutors will work solely on getting convictions in traffic...
AUSTIN (AP) -People convicted of human trafficking would face tougher penalties under legislation that has passed the Texas House. The bill makes it a felony to force children into prostitution, extends the statute of limitations for trafficking crimes and requires anyone convicted of sex trafficking...
On Thursday Renfro was interviewed and subsequently apprehended for his involvement in human trafficking. In addition to this charge, he also faced allegations of promoting prostitution, inciting prostitution, and soliciting for prostitutes. Renfro was then taken into custody and booked at the Calcasieu...
This paper analyzes whether Texas newspaper coverage focuses more on sex trafficking, labor trafficking, or incidents involving both. Secondly, it compares and contrasts the characteristics of traffickers and trafficking victims, as well as levels of trafficker cooperation. This study employs the ...
Human trafficking is much more common than people want to believe, and in just about every city and town in America there is an underground slave trade. The issue is slowly being brought into public consciousness, however, and the Texas State Attorney General, Ken Paxton, has overseen a rece...
Human trafficking along the Highway 59 corridor, especially with our close proximity to Houston, is something that happens all to frequently in east and southeast Texas. The battle is uphill, but it's always good to hear that one of these supposed traffickers is off the streets. ...
HOUSTON, July 23 (Xinhua) -- At least nine undocumented immigrants died after being trapped inside a tractor-trailer at a Walmart parking lot in the southern Texas city of San Antonio, officials confirmed Sunday afternoon. "We're looking at a human trafficking crime here," San Antonio police...
that Fernando Gonzalez Ortega is facing charges of sexual performance by a child, sexual assault of a child, continuous sexual abuse of a child, trafficking of a person, and continuous trafficking of persons. Ortega was taken into custody on Monday, February 12 and has since been arraigned at...