Houston Public MediaMay 6

A Texas House bill that would place people convicted of child grooming on the state's sex offender registry is heading for a full Senate vote as the legislative session winds down. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/05/06/520655/proposed-audriis-law-in-texas-aiming-to-close-legal-loophole-heads-for-full-senate-vote/

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Proposed ‘Audrii’s Law’ in Texas aiming to close legal loophole heads for full Senate vote

Members of the State Senate Criminal Justice Committee unanimously approved House Bill 2000, dubbed "Audrii's Law," on Tuesday. The legislation aims to prevent violent crimes by closing a legal loophole that allows certain sex offenders to fly under the radar.

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Houston Public MediaApr 17

The Texas House unanimously passed “Audrii’s Law,” which would prevent those convicted of child grooming from evading the state’s sex offender registry. The bill was named after an 11-year-old girl who was murdered last year in Livingston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/04/17/519114/texas-house-unanimously-passes-audriis-law-to-close-sex-offender-registry-loophole/

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Texas House unanimously passes ‘Audrii’s Law’ to close loophole in sex offender registry

The proposed legislation is named after Audrii Cunningham, the 11-year-old Livingston girl who was murdered last year. House Bill 2000 now moves to the Texas Senate, where it would need to be approved before being sent to the governor’s desk.

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Houston Public MediaJan 27

A proposed Texas law dubbed "Audrii's Law, named after the 11-year-old Livingston girl who was murdered last year, could place people convicted of child grooming on the state's sex offender registry.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/01/27/512030/proposed-audriis-law-in-texas-aims-to-close-legal-loophole-after-livingston-girls-death/

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Proposed ‘Audrii’s Law’ in Texas aims to close legal loophole after Livingston girl’s death

The filing of House Bill 2000 in the Texas Legislature comes days after Don Steven McDougal, a family friend who had been living in a trailer behind Audrii Cunningham's home, pleaded guilty to her murder.

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