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Paying for sex now a felony crime in Texas
On September 1st, Texas prostitution and sex trafficking laws changed, making it a felony for repeat offenders the pay for sex. A first of its kind statute in the nation, HB1540 is meant to attack sex abuse and human trafficking on the demand side of the equation.
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Emerging this year out of the Texas legislature - and now "law" in the lone star state - a first-of-its-kind statute that elevates the crime of "purchasing sex" to a felony offense.
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Hb-1540 is meant to attack sex abuse and human trafficking on the "demand" side of the equation.
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Considering the full-blown human exploitation underway a few miles from here on a notorious stretch of Bissonnet - do you support this severe crack-down on "johns"?