TX SB1725

Establishes the Office of Community Violence Intervention and Prevention within the Department of State Health Services to coordinate violence reduction efforts, reduce interpersonal violence and homicide, and develop evidence-based policies and interventions

Creates a grant program to fund violence reduction initiatives in communities disproportionately impacted by gun violence, group violence, suicides, family violence, intimate partner violence, and gender-based violence

Eligible grant recipients include counties, municipalities, and community-based organizations; counties and municipalities receiving grants must distribute at least 50% of funds to community-based organizations, tribal organizations, or public entities focused on community safety

Requires establishment of a grant review advisory committee that must include members personally impacted by violence, formerly incarcerated individuals, and those with experience implementing evidence-based violence reduction programs

Office must be established and rules adopted by December 1, 2025, with the effective date of September 1, 2025