{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-51.551-2","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 51.551 (2)","heading":"ANTI-TRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES.","body":"The department may combat human trafficking by:\n(1) establishing within the department an anti-trafficking unit;\n(2) identifying businesses operating within industries regulated by the department that are impacted by human trafficking; and\n(3) coordinating with:\n(A) the office of the attorney general, including any council, task force, or work group established by that office to combat human trafficking;\n(B) local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies; and\n(C) any nongovernmental entity engaged in efforts to combat human trafficking or assist victims.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 41 (S.B. 610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSING","CHAPTER 51. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER K. COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.51.htm#51.551","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"1951b0b73394813c4bff1d28a1db8065b777746e64eacc08893bd15c2adf899b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-51.553","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-51.552-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}