The group behind reinstatement of the homeless camping ban lays out its policy proposals for the next Austin mayor and council.
Opponents of Proposition A warn about the financial costs of its passage which amount to less than 5 percent of the current budget.
The continuous conflict over the city's homeless camping ban policy will soon enter its 26th month since it was first rescinded in July 2019.
The proposition language must be finalized by September 11 to begin printing ballots in time for the November 2 election.
Almost two years ago, the City of Austin began its experiment in widespread public homeless camping — and on Tuesday it will end.
After nearly two years of relaxed public camping laws, voters in the City of Austin elected to reinstate the public camping ban.
The City of Austin has enacted significant reforms to policing and public safety since 2017 including a massive budget cut and redirection for its police department.
The group behind the effort submitted over 26,000 valid signatures in only 50 days.
The divide between Texas' top Republican and the party's chairman continues after Allen West joined a protest against Abbott's executive orders closing Texas' economy.
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.
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.
