Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: SPECTRUM NEWS AUSTIN, Texas — Homelessness in Austin continues to be a controversial issue, since the City Council scaled back on rules on camping, sitting, and lying. Hundreds attended a town hall Wednesday morning at the Austin Convention Center to voice...
Homelessness, National
SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST AUSTIN — Christopher Paul hasn’t felt a police officer tapping at his foot in more than a month — the tap, tap, tap that usually meant he was about to get another citation that he was never going to pay. Living on the streets for five years...
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: CITY OF AUSTIN CONTINUING TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN AUSTIN As Mayor and City Council members, we have been listening to the people of Austin, our city staff, and the many stakeholders who work with people experiencing homelessness in...
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE:AUSTIN (KXAN) Designating spots where people who are homeless can camp or sleep in their cars is not the answer to reducing Austin’s homeless population — at least that’s the message from Austin’s City Manager Spencer Cronk to the Austin City Council....
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: CBS AUSTIN Everyone deserves clean clothes, a shower, and a hot meal, but not everyone has access to these basic necessities. Laura and James Ritchie want to change that with their organization, Lighter Loads. Full article
Homelessness, Local
SOURCE: KETV AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin City Council is expected to vote on an ordinance called the “Austin Action Plan to end Homelessness” during Thursday’s meeting. If approved, the city would develop a local government corporation that would run as a nonprofit...
