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Advocates back Ramirez amendment to add legal staff for human‑trafficking enforcement
Summary
Elijah Rising and community members urged council to fund attorneys and a paralegal to address illicit massage businesses and trafficking; Council Member Ramirez said she would amend the proposal to change the funding source to the general‑fund balance.
Representatives from Elijah Rising and neighborhood residents urged the Houston City Council on June 3 to support a proposed budget amendment to fund legal staff dedicated to human‑trafficking enforcement.
Tom Broyles, representing Elijah Rising, said his nonprofit has tracked illicit massage businesses and asked council to back Council Member Abraham Ramirez’s amendment to fund two attorneys and one paralegal “to fight nuisance and human trafficking.”…
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