These businesses serve as fronts for sex trafficking. Let me be very clear. This is not a condemnation of my city. This is a recognition that every single elected person. local. county. and State government. and our law enforcement are working every day and we are being successful. in essence. in shutting down strip clubs. illicit spas. and others. The main factors that contribute to high levels of trafficking throughout the Nation and in Texas are proximity. demographics. and a large migrant labor population. Houstons proximity to the Mexican border. I10. a highway running crosscountry through Houston. and the port make it a popular point.