Communities are safest when officers are well-trained and well-supported, behavioral-health needs are treated early, survivors are protected, and public systems are transparent, fair, and accountable.

Chris supports law enforcement and investing in a public-safety strategy that prevents harm before it happens, responds effectively when crises occur, and builds lasting trust between residents and the institutions meant to protect them.

Public Safety Rooted in Prevention

• Treat mental health and substance-use crises as public-safety priorities.
  Expand access to crisis response teams, counseling, and long-term recovery services so people in acute behavioral-health crisis are met first with care and clinical support—not unnecessary incarceration.

• Equip officers with the training, tools, and standards to serve effectively.
  Invest in continuous professional training, including de-escalation, trauma-informed response, and mental-health crisis intervention, alongside clear performance standards, transparent reporting, and meaningful accountability.

• Strengthen domestic-violence prevention and survivor protection.
  Increase funding for shelters, trauma counseling, legal advocacy, and coordinated safety planning, while expanding access to evidence-based intervention programs that reduce repeat violence and improve long-term outcomes.

• Cut recidivism through re-entry, employment, and stability supports.
  Expand education, workforce training, job placement, transitional housing, and case-management services for formerly incarcerated Texans so people have a real path forward instead of a revolving door back into the system.