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A photo of Harris County District Attorney speaking at the 2025 Violence Prevention Conference.

Harris County’s nonviolent 911 response program approved for countywide expansion

By Melissa Enaje

The county’s in-house crisis response program, also referred to as the Holistic Assistance Response Team or HART, will expand countywide and include all unincorporated areas of Harris County.

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