In only two short months, Austin voters will get their say on whether to reinstate the city's previous homeless camping ban.
Austin's camping and laying policy has divided the city's elected officials and much of its constituency since its inception in July 2019.
Voters will get a say on the city's camping and laying policy on the May 1 ballot.
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The group behind the effort submitted over 26,000 valid signatures in only 50 days.
Mackenzie Kelly's upset over incumbent Jimmy Flannigan spurred by self-inflicted turmoil by the largely unified Austin City Council.
Pending further challenge, voters will not be able to cast a ballot on a potential reinstatement of the homeless camping and lying ban on the November ballot.
The new facial covering requirement, from which the homeless are currently exempted, extends through May 8.
As most citizens are told to stay home and stay safe, police officers do not have that luxury. Here's what Austin police have to say about the changes to their job since the rise of coronavirus.
Members of The Texan's reporting team discuss the homelessness crisis in Austin with Matt Mackowiak, the President of Potomac Strategy Group, Chairman of the Travis County Republican Party, and, most recently, the founder of Save Austin Now.
The ballot initiative effort would circumvent the city council's actions on homeless camping/lying restrictions.
Raeshala Morris, the homeless woman alleged to have stabbed three people last week, has a lengthy criminal history including theft, evading arrest, and assault.
