• Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act of 2014 (Summary of major child welfare and sex trafficking provisions), National Conference of State Legislatures, October 6, 2016
• Child Welfare and Human Trafficking, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Child Welfare Information Gateway, July 2015
• "The Civil Rights of Sexually Exploited Youth in Foster Care," Richmond School of Law, University of Richmond Scholarship Repository, 117 West Virginia Law Review 1225, 2015
• The Sex Trafficking Marketplace: Addressing Demand through Legislation and Tactics, Children at Risk (Houston, TX), 2015
• The Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force Report 2014, Office of the Attorney General, December 2014
• Guidance to States and Services on Addressing Human Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, September 13, 2013
• Report to the 83rd Legislature, Joint Interim Committee to Study Human Trafficking, January 2013
• Texas Youth Connection: Human Trafficking, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
• What is Human Trafficking? and Specific CPS Program Activity to Address Trafficking, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Bill prefiling begins November 14, 2016. Starting that day, returning members and members-elect may file bills to be considered during the regular session of the 85th Legislature, which begins at noon on January 10, 2017.    

 

For a general overview of bill prefiling, see our previous blog post, Bill Prefiling FAQs.