FOX 26 In Focus

FOX 26 along for a tour that highlighted cantinas and massage parlors in some of Houston’s most well-regarded neighborhoods like The Heights to industrial areas like the ship channel.

"It's building a bridge from the predator right into your home." Meet the Houston attorney making historic progress in her battle to protect minors on Facebook.

Houston's anti-human trafficking task force has a new tool in its arsenal, forensic nurses that can collect evidence and care for a unique set of patients.

“They have been so conditioned and brainwashed by these individual pimps that are trafficking them that it's also a freeze in place type situation,” said Commander Chris Sandoval with HCSO.

Dr. Sanborn, CEO and president of Children at Risk, accompanied filmmakers who were shooting a second part to their documentary called "Stop Trafficking". The goal is to learn how trafficking problems manifest in different countries and their efforts combating them.

A small group of people determined to make a change and deliver hope created a short film to prevent young people from becoming victims of sex trafficking.

The U.S. Department of Transportation launches a series of efforts to combat human trafficking, specifically in the transportation sector

Warming signs for parents that their child may be in danger of becoming caught in the world of human trafficking.

Experts describe the way human traffickers typically target kids or teens as pretty subtle. It can happen in schools, at the mall, or anywhere. However, nowadays, it most commonly begins with just one click, like, or friend request.

Crime Stoppers of Houston sponsoring a human trafficking awareness seminar.

An anti-human trafficking awareness campaign is launched by Galveston County.