Governor Greg Abbott is calling Texas lawmakers back to Austin for a special legislative session to begin on July 21.

Six massage parlors were shut down across Texas following an investigation into suspected human trafficking, including one in ...

Investigations found evidence of sexual services being advertised, unlicensed individuals working, and employees living ...

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shut down six massage businesses in various cities across Texas, including ...

Texas Governor Abbott signed 1,155 bills into law and vetoed 28, and announced a Special Session for further legislative ...

A massage parlor in Midland is one of six statewide that recently received a six-month emergency closure for suspected human ...

A new law to completely ban nondisclosure agreements in cases of sexual assault will go into effect later this year after it ...

Texas’ THC ban wasn’t the only bill vetoed by Gov. Abbott on Sunday. In fact, the governor announced he’s calling state ...

Texas Gov. Abbott is recalling state lawmakers back to Austin in late July for a special legislative session. Here's whats on ...

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Human trafficking persists due to a lack of strategic, long-term solutions and fragmented public policy, and to truly end it, ...