“New Partnership Creates Resources to Combat Human Trafficking,” by Kristina Tanasichuk, Executive Editor of Homeland Security Today “Thomson Reuters has recently taken stewardship of the City of Houston’s world-class anti-trafficking toolkits to make them readily accessible online to cities and other public authorities. Through these step-by-step guides,… Read More
“Houston launches office targeting human trafficking, domestic violence with entrepreneurship program,” by Anna Bauman and Jasper Scherer, Houston Chronicle Reporters “Equipped with the skills to sew, survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking can gain financial independence to break free from their abusers. That is the… Read More
“Houston now requires hotels to train employees to spot human trafficking” by Dylan McGuinness, Houston Chronicle Reporter “Houston hotels and motels must train their employees on how to spot human trafficking and contact law enforcement under an ordinance approved by city council Wednesday.”… Read More
Mayor Sylvester Turner released a 3-year progress report on the City of Houston’s acclaimed Anti-Human Trafficking Strategic Plan at a Monday dinner where he served food to trafficking survivors sheltered in partnership with the Salvation Army. Read More
“Houston earns praise for efforts to combat human trafficking” by Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Reporter “Officials from more than 10 U.S. cities convened Tuesday in Houston to learn about its successes combatting human trafficking, a broad approach in which the city’s health department, restaurant inspectors… Read More
Mayor Sylvester Turner’s office worked after Hurricane Harvey to diligently mitigate against the trafficking patterns that arose after Hurricane Katrina destroyed parts of Louisiana. One of the most disturbing acts involved trafficking Indian nationals to help rebuild oil and gas assets in violation of visa and trafficking laws (Signal case). Read More
The City of Houston hosted an invitation-only screening of the Hollywood feature film Trafficked on October 24th, 2016 at the Wortham Center in order to raise awareness of human trafficking. Starring Ashley Judd, Anne Archer, Patrick Duffy, and Sean Patrick Flannery, Trafficked is written and produced by Siddharth Kara, an… Read More
The Special Advisor to the Mayor on Human Trafficking presents to the City Council’s Public Safety Committee on what approach the City of Houston is taking to prepare for Super Bowl 51. The presentation draws on a recently-released study that puts in context past claims about increases in human trafficking… Read More
Minal Patel Davis, Special Advisor to the Mayor on Human Trafficking, and Todd Latiolais, Staff Attorney from Children at Risk, present on illicit massage establishments in Houston before City Council’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee on November 19th, 2015. https://youtu.be/qyjAbWa2LJw… Read More