LIVINGSTON, Texas — Many new laws took effect this year in Texas, including “Audrii’s Law,” named after 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham, who was killed last year by a man staying on her family’s property.

Don McDougal is now serving a life sentence for Cunningham’s murder. He had committed a sex crime against a child in 2007, but a plea deal allowed him to avoid registering as a sex offender.

Back in May, Gov. Greg Abbott signed “Audrii’s Law,” or House Bill 2000, closing a loophole that let some convicted criminals avoid the sex offender registry.

“I’m not only asking, I’m begging that we close this loophole, and we make sure that my granddaughter’s death is not in vain,” said Cunningham’s grandmother, Tabitha Munsch.

Cunningham went missing last year, and after a massive search her bod

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