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What you think about child sex trafficking in Texas may be wrong

What you think about child sex trafficking in Texas may be wrong

What you think about child sex trafficking in Texas may be wrong

University of Texas researchers studied how children are lured and controlled by sex traffickers in Texas.

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How would closing the U.S.-Mexico border impact the Texas economy?

The KVUE Defenders looked at what border closings would mean for the Texas economy and if it would impact illegal crossing detention.

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A proposed policy may change the way online businesses classify workers

A worker’s rights organization said the Texas Workforce Commission is working with the businesses it should be policing.

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'You're a living individual in shackles' | 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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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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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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FDA does not test most devices implanted in humans, and one woman is paying for it

When Frances Scott’s hips started hurting, doctors suggested she get metal-on-metal joints implanted. That’s when things really went downhill for her. Her experience shines a light on the FDA’s faulty testing process of medical devices.

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Inside federal court: Audio reveals who was prosecuted for crossing Texas-Mexico border illegally

Data analyzed by Syracuse researchers shows only one out of three people who crossed illegally actually got prosecuted for the crime. So, who was prosecuted? We listened in.

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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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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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Thousands of Texans on the hook for payroll taxes they shouldn’t have to pay

Loose oversight allows many employers to get away with not paying taxes by misclassifying employees.

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