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Report: 20 percent of nation's human trafficking victims found in Texas

08:25 AM CST on Tuesday, November 18, 2008

KHOU.com staff report

HOUSTON -- Texas appears to be in the forefront of the battle against human trafficking.

Attorney General Greg Abbott released a report Tuesday that said nearly 20 percent of human trafficking victims found nationwide have been in Texas.

The report said I-10 is a major route for the traffickers.

In response to the report, a San Antonio senator introduced legislation to fight the crime.

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