The Travis County Commissioners Court has created a new temporary project worker position tasked with developing a cohesive homeless outreach plan for the county, following a separate request by a county constable.
In March, the Commissioners Court approved a census outreach worker, officially a temporary court clerk position, under Precinct 3 Constable Stacy Suits to help increase census participation among Austin’s homeless population. Suits has worked to increase homeless connection to community resources since 2017, when he created the Constable Outreach Program through Deputy Drew McAngus. The program receives no funding from the county and Suits’ original requests for the court to establish a permanent homeless community liaison position in the constable’s office have been rejected year after year, including as a part of the most recent budget discussions.