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The Harris County Sheriff's Office and the Houston Police Department are implementing new measures in order to find kids who may be victims of sex trafficking.

Ten people were arrested in a multi-agency operation targeting human trafficking on Houston's infamous Bissonnet Track, ICE announced on Friday.

Ten people were arrested in a multi-agency operation targeting human trafficking on Houston's infamous Bissonnet Track, ICE announced on Friday.

The Houston Police Department began barricading Bissonnet's intersections and bolstering police presence throughout the area in May.

Johnny Parks gets a 10-year sentence for prostituting two minors along Bissonet track, an area that HPD has been trying to crack down on.

Roughly 79,000 minors are victims of sex trafficking each year across the state of Texas, according to the UT Austin School of Social Work.

Thaddeus Allen, 34, had jumped bail before being sentenced to 75 years in prison.

Local leaders, including Harris County DA Kim Ogg are expected to give an update on efforts to reduce human trafficking in our community in a news conference on Wednesday.

The so-called Bissonnet Track is in the news consistently for its ties to prostitution, human trafficking and more.

An infamous area in southwest Houston known for its gritty and forward prostitution activity is beginning to clear out after police said they’ve recently implemented new measures.