Harris County is putting $3 million in local tax dollars behind three community safety programs that county leaders say have helped drive down crime, the Texas Tribune reported Thursday.
The money is split among the Holistic Assistance Response Team, which sends civilian responders to non-violent calls and would receive $1.5 million to move to around the clock operation, a violence interruption program called RISE at $600,000 to expand into additional neighborhoods, and $1 million for domestic violence prevention and intervention work. County officials cite a 36 percent drop in crime over two years in the neighborhoods RISE serves.
Commissioners gave the spending initial approval last week. It is folded into the 2026-27 budget that Harris County Commissioners Court is scheduled to adopt this week, so the figures are not final until that vote is taken. Kingwood sits inside Harris County, so county spending on public safety is local spending here.
