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Gov. Abbott Signs 'Audrii's Law,' Named After Polk County Girl Who Was Abducted and Killed

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Audrii's Law, named after Audrii Cunningham, will close a legal loophole that allows criminals to avoid registering as sex offenders.

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‘Audrii’s Law:’ Bill to close sex offender loophole signed into Texas law

House Bill 2000 was named after Audrii Cunningham, a Polk County girl who last year was killed by Don Steven McDougal, a family friend who had been living in a trailer behind her Livingston home.

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'Audrii's Law' signed into effect by Governor Abbott

House Bill 2000, also known as Audrii's Law, was signed by Governor Greg Abbott on Saturday and will go into effect in September.

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Gov. Abbott signs 'Audrii's Law,' named after Polk County girl who was abducted and killed

Audrii's Law, named after Audrii Cunningham, will close a legal loophole that allows criminals to avoid registering as sex offenders.

13 days ago

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Abbott Signs the Audrii Law on Child Harassment, Enters Into Force in September

The video of this note is from HOUSTON archive – It was signed by the governor of Texas a new law that seeks to protect minors from sexual harassers in Texas. It is the so-called “Audrii Act” that will enter into force on September 1, expands the list of crimes requiring mandatory registration of sex offenders in Texas, the crime of child sexual harassment will now entail that requirement, The law seeks to close a major gap in the Texas sex offe…

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