As plans proceed to shift the Texas juvenile justice system to a more community-based model, policymakers, juvenile justice officials, and service providers would be wise to consider ways to overcome the barriers to expansion of local residential options for adjudicated youth.
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