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A new state law will require hotels and motels to provide training to employees on human trafficking prevention and reporting.

Business & Development

Hotel workers learn to spot signs of human trafficking as part of new Texas law

by Waylon Cunningham July 28, 2021July 28, 2021

A new state law requires hotel workers to receive training in how to recognize victims or perpetrators of human trafficking.

A guest's room in My Mariposa Home.

Transitional Home Aims to Empower Women Escaping Trauma

by Jackie Wang May 24, 2019January 31, 2020

Mayor Ron Nirenberg speaks about Human Trafficking Awareness Day in front of City Hall.

Nirenberg: Attacks on Police Chief are ‘Political Theater’

by Edmond Ortiz January 11, 2018

Texas Has Hired Its First-Ever Director of Human Trafficking Prevention

by Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune November 9, 2017January 31, 2020

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus looks on from across the room as citizens call for safer neighborhoods.

McManus: One Detective ‘Mishandled’ More Than 130 Sex Crimes

by Iris Dimmick October 26, 2017

A man walks past a garbage truck that will be utilized in the cleanup during the Fiesta Flambeau Parade in downtown San Antonio. Photo by Scott Ball.

Business & Tech

Super Bowl Demands Heightened Awareness of Human Trafficking

by Miriam M. Elizondo February 4, 2017February 6, 2017

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during a press conference about fighting human trafficking in Texas. The event took place Sept. 1, 2016, at the San Antonio Police Department Public Safety Headquarters. Photo by Darren Abate for The Texas Tribune.

Texas Working With Truckers in Fight Against Human Trafficking

by Nicole Cobler September 2, 2016January 9, 2018

Arts & Culture, Gov & Politics, Lifestyle

Tickets on Sale Now for ‘The Long Night’ Film Screening

by Kathryn Boyd-Batstone February 13, 2016October 7, 2016

(From left) Special Investigators Jim Backfisch, Owen Hinkle, and Chuck Paul with their boss, Ray Romo. Photo by Rachel Chaney.

Gov & Politics, Health, Lifestyle

Trafficked and Neglected: Finding San Antonio’s Lost Children

by Rachel Chaney January 4, 2016January 31, 2020