For another Subchapter K, consisting of Secs. 51.551 to 51.553, added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 242 (H.B. 11), Sec. 1, see Sec. 51.551 et seq., post.

The department may combat human trafficking by:

1. (1) establishing within the department an anti-trafficking unit;
2. (2) identifying businesses operating within industries regulated by the department that are impacted by human trafficking; and

3. (3) coordinating with:

   1. (A) the office of the attorney general, including any council, task force, or work group established by that office to combat human trafficking;
   2. (B) local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies; and
   3. (C) any nongovernmental entity engaged in efforts to combat human trafficking or assist victims.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 41 (S.B. 610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.