Signs that a sex trafficker may be grooming your child

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

How human traffickers are recruiting victims in a digital age

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.

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

Worried mother pleads for teen daughter to return home
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A mother is fighting a battle with her teenage daughter over what she says is a dangerous lifestyle. Her daughter says the claims are false.

Elijah Rising Executive Director Micah Gamboa
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Executive Director Micah Gamboa talks about the non-profit group Elijah Rising and their efforts to stop sex trafficking through prayer, awareness, intervention and restoration

Reward offered for arrest of 9 sex trafficking fugitives

Their crimes, which include trafficking children and compelling prostitution are rampant, according to Houston Police who cited a University of Texas study that showed Texas has 113,000 victims.

Recognizing the signs of human trafficking

The National Human Trafficking Hotline provides a list of red flags and indicators of human trafficking

Human trafficking in Greater Houston and what's being done about it

At any given time, there are about 313,000 victims of human trafficking in Texas. Adults and children exploited for sex and labor over and over again.

National Human Trafficking Hotline

The National Human Trafficking Hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Victims share experiences from Houston's human trafficking underworld
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January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and FOX 26 is kicking off its series examining the world of human trafficking and the people is hurts.

Celebrating our diversity through the arts

FOX 26 in Focus is celebrating Houston's diversity with a look at the variety of artists, and venues available for anyone and everyone to experience.

Almost 7 million people, more than 150 languages - Celebrating our Diversity

From a single trading post on Buffalo Bayou in the mid-1800’s, Houston has grown to become the nation’s 4th largest city. The greater Houston metropolitan area is home to 7 million people with 150 languages spoken

Dark Secrets: Social media and its grip

Social media helps us keep up with the latest trends, and build connectivity and a network of friends. Whether it's Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, or Twitter, teens especially are posting at all hours of the day. For some, these same social media platforms may do more harm than good. 

Dark Secrets: The teens most at risk for suicide

Many children are at-risk of suffering from feelings that make them want to take their own life, but statistics show some kids are more vulnerable than others.