House Bill (HB) 29 is one of the two most recent bills in Texas aimed at battling human sex trafficking. On Monday, April 17th, 2017, HB 29 cleared the Texas House with widespread bipartisan support. While the majority of the sex trafficking bill went into effect in September 2017, one provision amending Texas’s Business...

updated September 25, 2024 What Is Considered Indecent Exposure in Texas? Indecent exposure may not be the most serious sex-related crime, but it is still a serious offense. In most cases, indecent exposure happens when a person exposes themselves for sexual gratification to another individual. Texas Penal Code 21.08 treats indecent exposure as having...

In 2011, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, led by Sheriff Tom Dart, began a national push to arrest those attempting to purchase sex, in order to curb sex trafficking in the United States. Originally called the “National Day of Johns Arrests”, and since renamed the “National Johns Suppression Initiative”, this annual event focuses on...