How can a young girl with a blonde ponytail working at Outback Steakhouse in Katy become a madam of a brothel in just ten years? Unfortunately, this is everyday reality in Texas, a domestic and international hub for human trafficking. Just last month, Houston law enforcement personnel broke up a sex trafficking ring, halting its exploitation of children as young as 16 and 17. This is not an isolated occurrence. Human trafficking is modern-day slavery, and as this recent bust makes clear, this dreadful crime is happening in our own backyard. Moreover, it does not only affect foreign-born victims, but American teenagers who are lured into a world they cannot escape.
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The Texas Legislature took significant steps in the last session to address the scourge of human trafficking. Gov. Rick Perry recently signed bipartisan legislation that targets both customers and purveyors of human trafficking and guarantees that victims will receive the services they need to escape prostitution.
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