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Here's what you don't know about human trafficking victims

Here's what you don't know about human trafficking victims

Here's what you don't know about human trafficking victims

Texas is behind most states when it comes to helping sex trafficking victims clear their names.

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A fresh start isn't easy for Texas trafficking survivors

Texas is behind most states when it comes to helping sex trafficking victims clear their names.

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Priest got underage girls pregnant and Catholic Church did little to stop him

One of the worst examples was Antonio Hernandez Gonzales, known as Father Tony. After repeatedly sexually abusing young girls, he was shuffled from one Houston-area church to another.

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The girl was getting off the bus. The driver ignored the flashing lights.

11Alive uncovers more than 100 instances where metro Atlanta school bus drivers were caught on camera breaking the law, even with kids on board.

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Rehabilitation services limited in Texas for sex trafficking victims

Texas lawmakers promise to fight human trafficking, but bills filed reveals their focus is education and enforcement. Little attention is given to rehabilitation, which is what survivors say they need first to build a case.

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After sex trafficking, victims need rehab. Here’s what Texas lawmakers are – and aren’t – doing about it

The KVUE Defenders looked into what Texas lawmakers are doing to prioritize rehab services for sex trafficking victims.

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Foreign ownership of thousands of U.S. aircraft cloaked in secrecy

Why does a small East Texas town called Onalaska have more than 1,000 registered aircraft - and no airport?

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Austin firefighter opens up for the first time after being filmed in fire station bathroom

Kelly Gall says what the criminal justice system put her through was worse than the abuse itself. Now she's seeking change.

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Surgical mesh: Defenders shine a light on yet another dangerous medical device

Women, doctors, researchers and medical device companies speak at an FDA hearing about vaginal mesh devices after thousands report problems.

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Texas congressman to address implanted medical device dangers after KVUE Defenders report

Congressman Lloyd Doggett will sponsor a bill that will address the lack of FDA regulation on implanted medical devices as a result of a KVUE Defenders investigation.

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Medical device company apologizes for surgical mesh complications

A medical device company is apologizing after complications due to surgical mesh.

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Body camera video shows argument between medics before man died at crash scene

Seventy-two-year-old Joseph McKoy died in a crash in Del Valle in the fall of 2018. The body camera video that captured the minutes before his death is now under investigation.

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