Citywide PIP Meeting: Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare I Houston Police

Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare provides updates on his transition and key administration priorities.

Topics include:
(14:09) * the drug rat problem at HPD and when that will be resolved
(16:36) * the backlog of cases and how they've been turning that around this year
(21:53) * the new Domestic Violence Bureau of prosecutors
(23:50) * the resurgence of the Cultural Outreach program to reach complainants where they live in different parts of the county with magistrates on hand to get them protective orders more quickly
(26:50) * the new Mental Health and Diversions Bureau that will deal with mental health issues on Class B misdemeanors like Criminal Trespass and Criminal Mischief more effectively
(30:36) * the DA's new Homicide Bureau which will house their Homicide Callout Division

D.A. Teare then takes audience questions (34:33) on the possibility of citizens volunteering in the D.A.'s office, the impact of poverty on crime, drugs in the jails, how he will deal with any attorney caught bringing drugs in, problems with the unhoused in Midtown, and where funding for new programs will come from.

Produced by:
Houston Police Department
Office of Community Affairs
http://www.houstonpolice.org

2025-0023-ST,MH

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