88R12802 AMB-D
By: Hunter H.C.R. No. 64
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 second only to drug dealing in criminal profitability and 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 88th 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 88th Texas Legislature may adopt; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the committee submit a full report, including
findings and recommendations, to the 89th Texas Legislature before
it convenes in January 2025.