However, things are now looking up for Carter thanks to some unexpected attention following a tweet from Ryan Chandler, who is journalism and government student at UT. You see, Chandler has made it his personal mission to help the homeless man after getting to know him while working on a school assignment.
Meet David Carter. He has experienced homelessness off and on for the past few decades and spent most of his time panhandling in Downtown Austin on “The Drag” for the last few years.
With the help of the Office of Admissions and countless hours of work over the last few months, Chandler has helped Carter secure his transcripts and get readmitted to UT.
“We did it! After 6 years of panhandling on the Drag, David Carter has been readmitted to UT Austin and will resume his degree this week,” Chandler tweeted Sunday morning.