People experiencing homelessness said they don't have enough time to find a new place to live and the resources haven't been ...

City officials will soon launch a new strategy around homeless encampment management that will significantly expand the number of camps cleared out on a regular basis.

Austin officials are planning to dramatically increase the number of homeless camp sweeps the city conducts, starting this summer. These sweeps – in which police and Austin Resource Recovery workers ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Advocates for Austin’s unhoused population want answers regarding a recent camp sweep outside the Terrazas Public Library. “On March 31, APD conducted the latest in a series of sweeps ...

The City of Austin is ramping up its approach to homeless encampment cleanups, but the plan is already sparking backlash from ...

The video attached above aired on Oct. 27, 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the state would lean on the city of Austin to shelter people as the state continues homeless ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Jack Meymandi said it felt like the start of an earthquake. “All of a sudden, I just felt this really loud explosion,” he recalled. “Like, I felt it. The whole apartment rocked.” Jack ...

Editor’s Note: The above video is KXAN’s previous coverage of the state’s clean-up of homeless camps in Austin. AUSTIN (KXAN) — During an early voting news conference Friday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Three fires broke out at Austin homeless camps over the span of 24 hours. One of those fires spread and burned the historic Buford Tower in Downtown Austin. The Austin Fire Department ...

The Texas Legislature is considering bills that would ban homeless encampments statewide, almost two years after the city of Austin decided to lift a similar local ban — a move that critics say ...