Crime reduction program in works in Austin, how it's going in Houston

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Curbing crime by meeting with violent crime victims while they're in the hospital is a concept that aims to reduce retaliation and revictimization. It's called a hospital-based violence intervention program, or HVIP.
Leaders in Travis County are in the early stages of a plan to bring such a program here. Harris County launched at its first hospital in November.RELATED: Travis County hosts 2nd gun violence prevention briefing with focus on intervention programs"Once we receive th