#8 Houston's Human Trafficking Problem and Solutions (Part 1)

About this episode

The episode discusses Houston's reputation for human trafficking and the city's efforts to combat it.

You've probably heard it said that "Houston is #1 for human trafficking," but is it really? Where did that statistic come from? Is it trustworthy? What is the City of Houston doing about human trafficking? Director of the Mayor's Office of Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence, Minal Patel Davis, and UAHT Chief Executive Officer, Timeka Walker, discuss how Houston got its reputation for being "#1 for human trafficking," why that's not necessarily true, and how Houston became an anti-traffi...

People in this episode

Guests: Minal Patel Davis, Timeka Walker

Topics covered

• human trafficking
• Houston
• anti-trafficking solutions
• statistics
• city initiatives

Keywords

• human trafficking
• Houston
• Minal Patel Davis
• Timeka Walker
• anti-trafficking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mayor's Office of Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence, United Against Human Trafficking

Places: Houston

More episodes of Beyond Awareness - A Podcast by United Against Human Trafficking

• S1E4 Faith & Power: The Complex Role of Religious Groups in Anti-Trafficking · May 5, 2026 · 51 min
• S1E3 Caught Between Systems: Foreign Nationals, Immigration & Trafficking · April 15, 2026 · 1h 2m
• S1E2 Men, Masculinity, & Human Trafficking: Roles, Risks, and Responsibility · March 10, 2026 · 53 min
• S1E1 - Intersectionality & Human Trafficking: Why One-Size-Fits-All Solutions Fail · January 29, 2026 · 37 min
• #12 20 Years in the Movement: Lessons, Growth, & What Comes Next · January 7, 2026 · 53 min
• #11 The Foster Care to Human Trafficking Pipeline | Part 2 · December 1, 2022 · 31 min