A routine traffic stop by a state trooper assigned to the West Tennessee Drug Task Force’s Interstate Interdiction Unit led to the arrest of a Texas man on sex crimes charge. Read more

SHERMAN, TX -- A new coalition in Texoma is tying to help put an end to a terrifying crime, one that's also a growing industry. Dia Wall has more on the violation of human rights that's being called modern day slavery.

Human trafficking has quickly become one of the largest trades in the world and 25% of all human trafficking that occurs in the United States happens right here in Texas. During this two-part series, you're going to hear the stories of two different cases. One that happened, and one that's happening right here in Texoma. You'll also learn how one community organization is taking steps to fight this new form of modern day slavery.

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Would you recognize human trafficking if you saw it? That is the question Laura Burstein, Esq., Legal Program Director at member agency Mosaic Family Services poses to 15,000 Dallas-area attorneys in the most recent issue of the Dallas Bar Association's publication, Headnotes. Read the article here.