Human trafficking documentary uncovers modern day sex trade

 Human trafficking documentary uncovers modern day sex trade 150 150 Elect Todd Hunter

Human trafficking documentary uncovers modern day sex trade Corpus Christi Caller Times By Lakendra Lewis Updated Thursday, March 22, 2012 CORPUS CHRISTI — Human trafficking is known as the smuggling of children and adults for slave labor and the sex trade. By UNICEF statistics, somewhere in the world a child is trafficked every 30 seconds.…

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Speaker Appoints Joint Interim Committees (Human Trafficking)

 Speaker Appoints Joint Interim Committees (Human Trafficking) 150 150 Elect Todd Hunter

Speaker Appoints Joint Interim Committees (Human Trafficking) During the 81st Texas Legislature, I Chaired the Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee.  It is while serving as Chairman of that committee that I learned how serious a problem human trafficking is in the State of Texas.  It is for this reason that during the 82nd Texas Regular…

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Study Charges Released for the 2012 Interim – Part IX

 Study Charges Released for the 2012 Interim – Part IX 150 150 Elect Todd Hunter

Study Charges Released for the 2012 Interim – Part IX Speaker of the House Joe Straus on March 1st announced seven new interim charges to be studied by the Texas House of Representatives during the 2012 legislative interim.  These new charges  along with the previously released charges will result in recommendations that could form the…

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Texas law that protects journalists, anonymous sources working so far, supporters say

 Texas law that protects journalists, anonymous sources working so far, supporters say 150 150 Elect Todd Hunter

Texas law that protects journalists, anonymous sources working so far, supporters say By Kelley Shannon Special to the Reporter-News Published Sunday, March 11, 2012 AUSTIN — Texas’ shield law has protected journalists from testifying in court, prevented TV stations from giving up unaired video and concealed the identity of people commenting anonymously on news websites.…

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Study Charges Released for the 2012 Interim – Part VIII

 Study Charges Released for the 2012 Interim – Part VIII 150 150 Elect Todd Hunter

Study Charges Released for the 2012 Interim – Part VIII Speaker of the House Joe Straushas released a list of interim study charges for the standing committees of the Texas House of Representatives.  These study charges and the resulting recommendations that will be developed during the interim could form the basis for legislation to be…

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