According to a 2016 study by the University of Texas’ Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, there are 313,000 victims of human trafficking in Texas, and nearly 79,000 are children.

Healthcare professionals from across the region are gathering at TAMIU for a daylong conference focused on tackling human ...

TAMIU will host a training to help South Texas health care workers identify and support trafficking victims through ER ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Starting Jan. 1, all salons and massage parlors across the state will have to update signage in their businesses aiming to crack down on human trafficking. “It’s important ...

TDLR's premade sign includes a number to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. It's in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Bleu Nail Cafe owner Taneil McKelvey put the sign up on Sunday.

Texas ranks second in the U.S. for the number of reported cases of human trafficking ... with billboards in 70 Texas cities to help people see the signs of trafficking and know how to report it.

In 2020, there were 987 cases of human trafficking in Texas reported to the hotline and 739 involved sex trafficking. Sex trafficking is when a person is forced or coerced to perform commercial sex.

Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott launched a campaign Thursday to help Texans recognize signs of human trafficking. The "Can You See Me?" campaign is aimed at showing the different signs to look out ...

AUSTIN, TX (KFOX14/CBS4) — In recognition of January's distinction as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Texas Department of Transportation is working with other state agencies in ...

ATLANTA, Texas - TxDOT is raising awareness about the dangers of human trafficking and working with other state agencies to help stop this horrific crime. During National Human Trafficking Prevention ...

Trafficking of children right here in Southeast Texas can look different, and organizations like Harvest House want you to know how to spot the signs. To stream 12NewsNow on your phone, you need ...

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is helping to put an end to human trafficking by requiring the owners of cosmetology businesses, like nail and hair salons, to hang signs up that ...