 To combat rising drug crime, Ellis pushed to increase funding for anti-drug efforts in the city, but also called for greater community oversight of the Houston Police Department through a citizen's review board.Ellis worked to increase funding to expand low-income housing projects across Houston, preserve Allen Park Village, and strengthen policies for the city's use of federal funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to ensure a greater percentage is devoted to low and moderate-income Texans.Ellis also worked to seize abandoned properties and sell on the market to raise funds for housing and other vital needs.