Fighting Crime In SW Houston

The Department of Justice has awarded the City of Houston a $1 million dollar grant to fight crime in Southwest Houston. The name of the program makes you think: Weed and Seed Program; sort of like a play on words.

The grant will be doled out over the next five years with half going toward police activities — primarily overtime pay for officers. The rest will fund programs to assist area residents, like job training and child care, officials said.