The current administration has broken its promises, leaving residents without the sense of security everyone deserves while walking through their neighborhoods, riding METRO buses, or even at home.

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Meanwhile, the current mayor has allowed police overtime costs to spiral to more than $74 million in 2025—far above the already alarming $45 million budgeted, funneling taxpayer dollars into the pockets of the police department while failing to deliver true public safety. This waste provides just another reminder that the current leadership is not serious about protecting Houstonians but about padding the paychecks of their friends in office.   

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Neeloy will change course by establishing the Houston Wellness Commission (HWC) to prevent violence proactively. This new agency will focus on evidence-based strategies that are actually proven to work, instead of relying on police to fill gaps in the social safety net. Neeloy’s HWC will invest in mental health services, expand crisis response teams, and place trained outreach workers at key transit hubs. It will repurpose underused city spaces for medical and wellness services, grow community-based violence prevention programs, and strengthen hate-crime prevention efforts.

 

This plan will cut waste, slash bloated overtime spending, and deliver safer neighborhoods more efficiently and effectively than the status quo. It’s time to build a safer, healthier, and more resilient Houston from the ground up. Under this whole-of-government approach, community safety will gain unprecedented attention across Houston. 

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Recognizing that certain neighborhoods—like Sunnyside (where violent crime rates reach 91 per 1,000, or a 1-in-11 chance of victimization), MacGregor, Sharpstown, Greenspoint, Far North, and the Northeast—are disproportionately burdened, the HWC will target resources where they are needed most. 

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