Austin expands encampment clean-ups, as shelter shortage leaves few options
The city has ramped up encampment enforcement while officials concede there aren’t enough beds for those displaced.
Austin Current, The Texas Tribune
Posted 4/30/26
On a January afternoon, Tony Carter returned from work to a South Austin encampment he had called home for six months, only to find much of his and his friend’s belongings gone.
“I was …
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