Tex. Occ. Code § 51.551 · Subchapter K. COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING
ANTI-TRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The department may combat human trafficking by:
(1) establishing within the department an anti-trafficking unit;
(2) identifying businesses operating within industries regulated by the department that are impacted by human trafficking; and
(3) coordinating with:
(A) the office of the attorney general, including any council, task force, or work group established by that office to combat human trafficking;
(B) local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies; and
(C) any nongovernmental entity engaged in efforts to combat human trafficking or assist victims.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 41 (S.B. 610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.51.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 a76d564eba3d409db4a8a058023876888a4215b2f3c3fc150751c43dff1c54ba
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
- the Legislature enacted more than one unit numbered 51.551; this is the one the Council prints in oc.51.htm
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