Requesting the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House to create a joint interim committee to study human trafficking in Texas.

89(R) HCR 61 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R12652 AMB-D

By: Hunter

H.C.R. No. 61

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Human trafficking is a serious and escalating

problem in the United States, particularly in Texas; and

WHEREAS, A multibillion-dollar business, human trafficking

is one of the fastest-growing illegal enterprises, according to the

Polaris Project, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that

maintains the National Human Trafficking Hotline; thousands of

foreign nationals are trafficked into the United States each year,

and it is estimated that the number of U.S. citizens trafficked

within our own borders is even higher; and

WHEREAS, Texas is a major point of illegal entry into the

United States; its large geographic size along with its

demographics make the Lone Star State appealing to traffickers, who

endeavor to blend into the population while exploiting their

victims in forced labor and prostitution; and

WHEREAS, Although Texas has been recognized as a leader in

the effort to end the scourge of human trafficking, eradication of

this modern-day form of slavery is a difficult challenge, and every

means of combating it should be explored; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas

hereby request the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House

of Representatives to create a joint interim committee to study the

problem of human trafficking in Texas; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That the committee's proceedings and operations be

governed by such general rules and policies for interim committees

as the 89th Texas Legislature may adopt; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That the committee submit a full report, including

findings and recommendations, to the 90th Texas Legislature before

it convenes in January 2027.