Girl’s abduction from Dallas Mavericks game spurs awareness of human trafficking
Dallas Morning News
Prosser, M.
07/31/2022
2 doc(s)
Child sexual abuse; Dallas Police Department; Human trafficking; Kidnapping; Runaway children
How Dallas police, state law failed teen who was trafficked after Mavs game
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
06/08/2022
4 doc(s)
Child sexual abuse; Dallas Mavericks; Dallas Police Department; Human trafficking; Kidnapping; Runaway children; State comparisons; Texas Code of Criminal Procedure; Texas Family Code
Problems fighting human trafficking extend beyond Texas AG's office
Austin American Statesman
Grumet, B.
03/06/2022
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Attorney General of Texas; Human trafficking; LGBTQ persons; Prostitution
Funding shortfall could slow effort to combat sex trafficking in Texas
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Moritz, J.
09/30/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Child sexual abuse; Coronavirus; Court congestion; Court costs and fees; Federal funds; Human trafficking; State budgets; Thompson, Senfronia
Program aims to help child victims of human trafficking
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Castle, L.
09/22/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Child sexual abuse; Crime victims; Human trafficking; Johnson, Ann
Buying sex will soon be a felony in Texas. Will law enforcement go after the buyers?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Allen, C.
07/25/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Human trafficking; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Prostitution
Statewide trafficking campaign launches in Kemah
Galveston Daily News
DeGrood, M.
01/17/2020
1 doc(s)
Human trafficking; Middleton, Mayes
What a Houston teen’s suicide teaches us about sex trafficking
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
10/22/2019
1 doc(s)
Human trafficking; Suicide
Texas should tap more resources to fight human trafficking
Austin American Statesman
Paxton, K.
05/13/2019
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Attorney General Human Trafficking and Transnational Organized Crime Unit; District attorneys; Human trafficking
Human trafficking: It’s close enough for you to reach out and touch
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Ryan, M.
02/10/2019
3 doc(s)
Crime victims; Human trafficking
Stopping human trafficking will require greater communication among agencies and communities
Dallas Morning News
McCaul, M.
02/01/2019
4 doc(s)
Human trafficking; Missing persons
When members of Saint Michael learned the truth about sex trafficking in Dallas, they knew they had to help
Dallas Morning News
Girata, C.
12/16/2018
1 doc(s)
Human trafficking
The world’s oldest profession meets new thinking
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
12/16/2018
3 doc(s)
Child sexual abuse; Human trafficking
Texas first lady, TABC team up to fight human trafficking
Austin American Statesman
Silver, J.
10/19/2018
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Abbott, Cecilia; Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas; Dale, Tony; Human trafficking
Trafficked girls’ refuge to open
Austin American Statesman
Mulder, B.
07/22/2018
2 doc(s)
Crime victims; Human trafficking; Prostitution
Sex slavery bust in Dallas reveals a big problem for the city, and Texas
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
06/24/2018
1 doc(s)
Human trafficking; Prostitution
Backpage is gone, but sex trafficking needs to remain on the front burner for Texas
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
04/15/2018
1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
Backpage.com; Human trafficking; Prostitution; Sex crimes; Sexually oriented businesses
Storm of human trafficking
Houston Chronicle
Torres, L.
03/24/2018
1 doc(s)
Human trafficking; Hurricane Harvey
Texas must address homelessness to end human trafficking
Austin American Statesman
Fowler, D.
01/27/2018
3 doc(s)
At-risk youth; Foster care; Homelessness; Human trafficking
‘Be the One’ to fight human trafficking
San Antonio Express News
Paxton, K.
01/19/2018
2 doc(s)
Attorney General Human Trafficking and Transnational Organized Crime Unit; Human trafficking; Paxton, Ken; State employees
Texans must unite to fight the scourge of sex trafficking
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Grabert, K.
01/17/2018
2 doc(s)
Child sexual abuse; Human trafficking
Child sex trafficking is everyone’s problem
Austin American Statesman
Grabert, K.
01/11/2018
1 doc(s)
Child welfare; Foster care; Human trafficking
Texas man forced New York teen into prostitution in Dallas, police say
Dallas Morning News
Tsiaperas, T.
12/30/2017
1 doc(s)
Human trafficking; Prostitution
Texas hires director for human trafficking victims response
Houston Chronicle
Cobler, P.
11/28/2017
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Human trafficking
25 duties
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
11/20/2017
3 doc(s)
At-risk youth; Homelessness; School districts
San Antonio tragedy highlights importance of SB 4, Patrick says
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Swaby, A.
07/24/2017
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Human smuggling; Patrick, Dan; Sanctuary cities
State passes anti-human trafficking law, Heights survivor says problem is 'right here'
Houston Chronicle
Jones, J.
05/24/2017
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Garcia, Sylvia; Human trafficking; Prostitution
Treat prostitutes as victims, not criminals
Dallas Morning News
Hynes, F.
04/24/2017
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Crime victims; Human trafficking; Prostitution
Blame ourselves for labor trafficking
San Antonio Express News
Torres, M.
02/27/2017
1 doc(s)
Human trafficking
CPS must be a better option than crime
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
02/22/2017
2 doc(s)
Child Protective Services; Child sexual abuse; Human trafficking
Forgotten victims of underworld
Dallas Morning News
Smith, M.
02/20/2017
6 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Child sexual abuse; Crime victims; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Human trafficking; Prostitution
From CPS to Sex Work
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
02/14/2017
3 doc(s)
Child sexual abuse; Crime victims; Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of; Foster care; Human trafficking
How Texas’ crusade against sex trafficking has left victims behind
Austin American Statesman
Smith, M.
02/13/2017
5 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Child sexual abuse; Crime victims; Foster care; Foster care lawsuits; Human trafficking; Nelson, Jane; Wu, Gene
Stiffer penalties needed to slow human trafficking
Houston Chronicle
Kent, R.
02/01/2017
6 doc(s)
Human trafficking; Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice); Prostitution
Thumbs up, down
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
01/28/2017
2 doc(s)
Human trafficking; McRaven, William H.; Super Bowl; Trans-Pacific Partnership; Whitmire, John
UT study: More than 313,000 victims of labor, sex trafficking in Texas
Austin American Statesman
Hall, K.
01/25/2017
2 doc(s)
Huffman, Joan; Human trafficking; Prostitution
Study: 313,000 Texans are now human-trafficking victims
Houston Chronicle
Foxhall, E.
01/25/2017
1 doc(s)
Huffman, Joan; Human trafficking; Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force, Texas; Thompson, Senfronia
