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Revisiting Ongoing Efforts To Address Human Trafficking In Greater Houston
Posted on · We learn about a program that rehabilitates victims of sex trafficking and other efforts to fight the problem.
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Full Show: Pres. Trump Meets With Santa Fe Victims, And Flood Insurance Answers (May 31, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We discuss how presidents respond to national tragedies. We learn about ongoing efforts to address human trafficking in Houston. We get answers to your questions about flood insurance. And local musician DJ Sun talks about his music.
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Federal Officials Meeting In Katy To Discuss New Ways To Combat Human Trafficking
Posted on · A Texas Congressman says he’s making the fight against human trafficking a federal priority, starting in Greater Houston.
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Full Show: Political Roundup, And The Lost Restaurants Of Houston (May 2, 2018)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: A Texas Congressman explains the benefits of a new human trafficking bill. Then, our local experts analyze the latest political news. Our group of local food writers discusses the best places for low-carb dining in Greater Houston. And we remember the lost restaurants from Houston's past.
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Children At Risk: 16,000 Students In Harris County Go To School Near Suspected Illicit Massage Parlors
Posted on · 23 schools in Harris County may be near massage parlors offering sexual services
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WATCH: Crime Stoppers Of Houston Unveil Movement To Stop Human Trafficking
Posted on · The #FightForUs movement to stop child youth sex trafficking - Ignited by human trafficking survivors, non-profit leaders, business professionals, parents and concerned citizens
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Was Your Seafood Caught With Slave Labor? New Database Helps Retailers Combat Abuse
Posted on · Many seafood lovers use the Monterey Bay Aquarium's ratings to choose sustainable fish. Now it has rolled out a tool to help corporations assess the risk of human trafficking in seafood supply chains
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Pioneering Lawsuit About Human Trafficking And Sexual Exploitation Filed In Houston
Posted on · The multiple defendants include highly recognizable names of the hospitality industry
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Report: Texas Is Fourth State With Most Illegal Massage Businesses In The United States
Posted on · Almost half of them are located in Houston, according to research from the group Polaris
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Texas Has Hired Its First Ever Director Of Human Trafficking Prevention
Posted on · In an interview with The Texas Tribune, Kim Grabert, the state's first director of human trafficking prevention, discussed how the state plans to recover and rehabilitate runaway youth who are sold for sex.
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New Research Estimates Over $100 Million Spent On Illicit Massage Parlors In Houston
Posted on · A professor involved in the research says it’s an understudied part of the city’s hidden sex economy.
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Teenager Survives Being Smuggled Across The Border In Sweltering Trailer
Posted on · We learn about Brandon Martinez, a 16-year-old who survived last month's deadly human smuggling incident in San Antonio.
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How Do Immigrant Smuggling Operations Work?
Posted on · A truck driver is now facing charges after 10 people die inside a hot truck found in San Antonio. Experts say it's difficult to know exactly how many undocumented immigrants are being brought into Texas under dangerous circumstances.
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Rep. Joaquin Castro Talks About Human Smuggling Deaths In San Antonio
Posted on · Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas, about the migrants who were found dead in a truck in a Walmart parking lot. He says human smuggling and trafficking is a big problem.
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Smugglers Offer Crammed Big Rigs As ‘VIP Treatment’ To US
Posted on · "It's like any other business: the more they move, the more profit they make," said Thomas Homan, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.