AUSTIN, Texas — Among the hundreds of laws that took effect on Monday, September 1, was one that honored an 11-year-old Livingston girl who was abducted and killed by a family acquaintance early last year.

Audrii's Law was approved in the legislative session and signed into law.

It was House Bill 2000 , which adds child grooming to the list of crimes that require registration as a sex offender. The bill was filed after it came to light that the man who killed Audrii, Steven McDougal, had a history as a child predator but was allowed to stay off the registry as part of a plea deal.

Audrii's Law closes that loophole.

McDougal was sentenced to life in prison as part of a plea deal that allowed him to avoid the death penalty.

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