The Texas Human Trafficking Resource Center connects HHS staff, healthcare providers, stakeholders and potential victims of human trafficking to local, state and national resources to identify and help people affected by human trafficking.

DFPS makes fighting against human trafficking a priority, and strives to improve awareness, services, and prevention efforts to help eradicate trafficking in Texas. Read more. What is Human Trafficking? Human Trafficking, in addition to being a violent crime, is a …

Human trafficking is modern-day slavery. It is the exploitation of men, women, and children for forced labor or sex by a third-party for profit or gain. Texas is on the forefront of combating this hideous crime.

The Human Trafficking and Transnational Organized Crime Division is fighting to end human trafficking in the State of Texas through aggressive criminal prosecution and civil actions to hold offenders accountable.

DFPS has made the fight against human traficking a priority, and strives to improve awareness, services, and prevention eforts to eradicate traficking in Texas. The Participation Guide for Human Traficking Prevention Month provides ideas that anyone can do – individuals, groups, organizations, businesses, and communities of faith.

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.

The Texas Human Trafficking Resource Center is a statewide directory connecting Health and Human Services staff, healthcare providers, stakeholders and potential victims of human trafficking to local, state and national resources to identify …

Jan 14, 2025 · I encourage all Texans during Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and every month, to learn about the signs and dangers of human trafficking and how to best support survivors.” Human trafficking is a crime that involves exploiting a person for labor, services or commercial sex. It can happen to anyone, regardless of age, gender and background.

The Human Trafficking Program works with local, state, and federal agencies across the state and nation to identify, investigate, disrupt, and/or dismantle major human trafficking organizations.

In 2009, the 81st Texas Legislature passed House Bill 4009, formally creating the Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force (Task Force) to address the growing crisis of human trafficking in the state.