Texas Comptroller

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Makes Appointments to Statewide Task Force to Combat Organized Retail Theft

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In September 2023, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced the appointment of 10 members to the new statewide Organized Retail Theft Task Force. This task force will study the effects of organized retail crime in Texas and offer recommendations to combat it. Hegar will lead the task force, which will meet quarterly and submit a report to the Texas Legislature by December 2024.

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Businesses Against Theft Network

Businesses Against Theft Network (BAT-NET) was established in 1996 by the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) and several ASIS International members to facilitate an open forum for information sharing among business representatives (primarily private loss prevention/security personnel) and SAPD investigators regarding business crimes in the San Antonio area….

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Homeland Security Investigations

Operation Boiling Point

Operation Boiling Point is Homeland Security Investigations' (HSI) response to those profiting from Organized Retail Crime (ORC), cargo theft and other theft-related crimes that threaten the economy and security of the United States. HSI’s strong partnership with private industry groups, such as the Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail (CLEAR), the National Retail Federation (NRF), the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), the

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Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA), and others, are critical to our efforts to combat OTGs who seek to disrupt interstate and foreign commerce….