“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
“Signs point to drop in human trafficking in Houston” by Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle Reporter On May 9, 2017, Mayor Sylvester Turner released the One Year Local Impact Report, which details the progress Houston has made in implementing the Anti-Human Trafficking Strategic Plan. In a year’s… Read More
“Crackdown forces closures of illicit massage parlors, spas” by Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle Reporter Read about how the Houston Police Department is enforcing the City of Houston’s amended massage establishment ordinance. Passage of the amended ordinance was thanks to the support of HPD and Children at… 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
“Big assist needed to battle modern-day slavery,” op-ed by Mayor Sylvester Turner and U.S. Representative Ted Poe in Houston Chronicle Mayor Sylvester Turner and U.S. Representative Ted Poe call for fighting human trafficking each day of the year. (Published on April 1st, 2016). Read More
