Andrew C. Brown
Director, Center for Families and Children, Texas Public Policy Foundation
In the weeks since the Texas Department of Transportation began clearing homeless
encampments that have become an unofficial and unwelcome symbol of life in Austin,
the homelessness crisis has shown few signs of slowing down. A five-acre temporary
campsite established by the state has seen little traffic while tents and makeshift shelters
continue to pop up beneath overpasses almost as soon as they are cleared. …
