The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act, or for labor or services.  

1. It is a crime for any person to knowingly engage, or attempt to engage, in human trafficking with the intent or knowledge that the trafficked person will be subjected to forced labor or services or engaged in prohibited sexual conduct; or to benefit financially by receiving anything of value from participation in a venture that has subjected a person to forced labor or services or engaged a person in prohibited sexual conduct (Tex. Penal Code § 20A.02)  
2. Children can be victims of human trafficking regardless of their citizenship, residency, or alien or immigrant status. 

Sex Trafficking 

The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)).  For minors, the use of force, fraud, or coercion is not required.  This includes the exchange of anything tangible for a sexual act or the promise of a sexual act.  

1. Compelling or encouraging the child in a manner to engage in sexual conduct that constitutes an offense of trafficking of persons under §20A.02 (a)(7) or (8), Penal Code, prostitution under §43.02(b), Penal Code, or compelling prostitution under §43.05(a)(2) , Penal Code. -Texas Family Code §261.001(1)(G)  
2. knowingly causing, permitting, encouraging, engaging in, or allowing a child to be trafficked in a manner punishable as an offense under Section §20A.02(a)(5),(6),(7),or (8), Penal Code, or the failure to make a reasonable effort to prevent a child from being trafficked in a manner punishable as an offense under any of those sections. -Texas Family Code §261.001(1)(L) 

Labor Trafficking 

The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(B)).  

1. knowingly causing, permitting, encouraging, engaging in, or allowing a child to be trafficked in a manner punishable as an offense under Section§20A.02(a)(5), (6), (7), or (8), Penal Code, or the failure to make a reasonable effort to prevent a child from being trafficked in a manner punishable as an offense under any of those sections. - Texas Family Code §261.001(1)(L)

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