Article reposted with permission from The Texas Tribune BY EDGAR WALTERS, NEENA SATIJA AND MORGAN SMITH How the crusade against sex trafficking in Texas has left child victims behind. When it comes to punishing the sex traffickers who exploit Texas kids, state leaders are unforgiving: Their crimes are "vile," "heinous," [...]

Article reposted with permission from The Texas Tribune BY MORGAN SMITH, NEENA SATIJA AND EDGAR WALTERS When Mia was 16, she walked out of a Houston children's emergency shelter. She had to go, she told the staff. Her pimp was waiting. It was 2013, the day before Thanksgiving. She was [...]