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Human trafficking in Texas is the illegal trade of human beings as it occurs in the state of Texas. It is a modern-day form of slavery and usually involves commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor , both domestic and agricultural.
"Uncle Dick and Aunt Angie, Davilla, Texas, slaves of Jack's grandparents" (DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University) The history of slavery in Texas began slowly at first during the first few phases in Texas' history. Texas was a colonial territory, then part of Mexico, later Republic in 1836, and U.S. state in 1845.
The prevalence of Human trafficking in Houston, Texas is the worst of any U.S. city. Between 2007 and 2016 the city ranked first for reported trafficking cases, [1] while in 2019 the number of cases nearly doubled compared to the previous three years, [2] despite Mayoral initiatives, [3] due to the highly organized nature of this criminal business.
The state is the second-highest consumer of human trafficking in the U.S. ‘Sound of Freedom’ is a reminder of Texas’ disheartening role in human trafficking Skip to main content
In one case, two men were arrested for operating a sex trafficking ring in the Houston area: Venezuelan national Pedro Gonzales and Brandon Andrews, a U.S. citizen and known sex trafficker with a ...
In another thwarted human smuggling event near Mission, Texas, a DPS brush team working with a K-9 pursued a group of illegal border crossers for nearly three miles. ... Texas DPS officers have ...
The Refuge Ranch was a Christian faith-based facility on 50 rural acres in Bastrop County, Texas, for young women who had been subjected to human trafficking, which operated under contract with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) until it was ordered to shut down on March 11, 2022, in the wake of multiple reports of sexual abuse and exploitation, medical neglect and ...
The Texas Association Against Sexual Assault: educates rape centers and domestic violence shelters throughout Texas about human trafficking. [ 215 ] Free the Captives is a Christian-based NGO that has objectives including educating the community, preventing, and intervening in the trafficking of at-risk teens, reducing the demand, and pursuing ...