Marc Levin, Director of the Foundation’s Center for Effective Justice, presented the attached testimony on HB 2437 to the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee at its March 27, 2007 public hearing.
Criminal Justice
Texas sets the standard in the fight against human trafficking
Originally published in the Dallas Morning News. New legislation stiffens penalties and provides for victims. A recent police effort underscored a disturbing but resolvable truth: Human trafficking doesn’t just happen in faraway places — it happens in our own backyard, and, too often, it targets our children. Through a coordinated effort by the U.S. Marshals...
October 30, 2025