Governor Greg Abbott highlighted several public safety measures enacted in Texas during 2025, emphasizing efforts to enhance security for communities across the state. The Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott leads the executive branch of state government and has focused on a range of initiatives, including border security, economic development, and education enhancement, according to the official website https://gov.texas.gov/.
“Texas secured major victories this session to give citizens the freedom to live in a secure and safe state,” said Governor Abbott. “We ended the revolving door for violent criminals by passing the strongest bail reform package in history and took violent criminals off our streets through the Repeat Offender Program. With new laws against trafficking, squatters, and cyber threats, Texas is now more safe than ever before. This unwavering accountability, security, and liberty is why Texas is the best state to raise a family, start a business, and live a safe and prosperous life.”
Among key public safety highlights for 2025 was the ongoing Texas Repeat Offender Program (TxROP), a joint task force between state and local law enforcement targeting violent crimes by repeat offenders in the Houston area.
“The Texas Repeat Offender Program is cracking down on violent criminals terrorizing the streets of the Houston area,” said Governor Abbott. “This past session, I signed the strongest bail reform package in Texas history, including a law that allows judges to deny bail to criminals charged with rape, murder, or human trafficking. The Repeat Offenders Program has advanced the state’s public safety mission and put 135 repeat offenders behind bars. The safety of Texans is our top priority, and the state will work to ensure that every Texan can live their lives without fear.”
Between October and November, authorities made 193 arrests under TxROP; 135 were repeat offenders. There were also significant drug seizures and gang encounters.
Another recent initiative involved apprehending 31 illegal immigrant drivers along Interstate 40 during a joint operation with federal agencies.
“Millions of Texans drive on our highways, roads, and streets every day,” said Governor Abbott. “When illegal immigrants break the law and illegally drive on our roads, they endanger the lives of countless Texans and Americans. This joint state and federal operation along one of the nation’s longest transcontinental highways removed illegal drivers and unsafe vehicles from Texas roads. While liberal states like California issue licenses to illegal immigrants and risk the lives of Americans, Texas will work with our federal partners to maintain safe roads and apprehend illegal immigrants to protect our communities.”
Governor Abbott also signed anti-human trafficking legislation at an event at the Governor’s Mansion.
“I thank all the survivors of human trafficking for stepping up and telling their stories, sharing their insight, and talking about what needs to be done to help their lives,” said Governor Abbott. “We want to ensure that we do all we can so that human traffickers never walk the streets of Texas again. These two bills help achieve that goal. Senate Bill 1212 increases the penalty for all human trafficking offenses to a first degree felony. The worst of the worst are human traffickers of children and people with disabilities. House Bill 2306 ensures that those traffickers will serve every single day of their prison sentence behind bars, no parole for the worst of the worst.”
Additional legislative actions included signing bills aimed at protecting Texans from foreign adversaries such as Russia, Iran, China, North Korea, as well as certain transnational criminal organizations.
“It is very simple. Hostile foreign adversaries like China, Russian [sic], Iran, and North Korea, as well as foreign terrorist organizations like Tren de Aragua must not be allowed to own land in Texas,” said Governor Abbott. “They should not be allowed access to our critical infrastructure, and they may not be allowed to exploit our border. Stiff criminal penalties will be inflicted on those who violate these laws.”
In June 2025, Governor Abbott signed what he called “the strongest bail reform package in Texas history” at Crime Stoppers of Houston.
“This session we confronted a crisis—a revolving door bail system that repeatedly released dangerous criminals back onto the streets,” said Governor Abbott. “To the victims and their families: today your pain is answered. Not only are we signing laws that correct wrongs; your efforts have led to a rewriting of the Constitution of State of Texas to ensure criminals like those who harmed your families will never be out on loose again.”
He also created new cybersecurity protections by establishing Texas Cyber Command in San Antonio through House Bill 150.
“Our state is under constant attack by cyber criminals—attacks that occur thousands of times every single second,” said Governor Abbott. “Attacks often come from foreign actors from hostile countries like China, Russia & Iran… That changes today… I’m signing into law creation [of] Texas Cyber Command… Its ultimate mission: prevent & protect against cyber breaches… Working together with [it], Texas will be on path [to] national leader[ship] in cybersecurity.”
The Office led by Greg Abbott since his election in 2014 has continued statewide services from its main offices in Austin at State Insurance Building https://gov.texas.gov/. In addition to public safety reforms outlined above—including border security operations—the office supports job growth initiatives resulting in record employment levels https://gov.texas.gov/.
