AUSTIN, Texas — A new report from the Ending Community Homeless Coalition (ECHO) is shedding new light on the deaths of some of Austin's most vulnerable residents over the past few years. ECHO ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Wednesday’s Inside Austin’s Agenda episode, host Grace Reader will sit down with Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) executive director, Matt Mollica. They will discuss ...
An Austin tiny home community offers permanent housing and connection for homeless people proving housing works when rooted ...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is helping nonprofits in Travis County with their response to homelessness. HUD is sending nearly $14 million to Austin and Travis County to ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the city of Austin looks to release its proposed budget next week, how much money will be dedicated to homelessness? That could be a focal point of budget conversations after Austin ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — City of Austin staff and the community, for the first time, got a comprehensive update on new strategies to address homelessness on Monday. The Audit and Finance Committee held a joint ...
AUSTIN, Texas — A suspicious death at a homeless encampment in southeast Austin on Saturday is now being treated as a homicide. According to the Austin Police Department (APD), the incident happened ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Austin’s Homeless Strategy Office (HSO) announced on Tuesday morning a new, one-time funding opportunity of up to $300,000. The office said the goal of the funding is to ...
The Austin Independent School District has released the final draft of its school consolidation plan Friday afternoon, ahead of a vote by the Board of Trustees next week. For months, district leaders ...
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) on Tuesday announced he has launched a state-led operation to “clean up” Austin by removing homeless camps in the capital city. “Texans should not endure public safety risks ...
In the wee hours Sunday, Pamela Bryant drove to a sprawling encampment in South Austin where about 40 people experiencing homelessness live in tents and other temporary shelters. Her car was loaded ...
There are many uncertainties about how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact homelessness in Austin/Travis County, but one thing is clear: The changes City Council made to camping ordinances one year ago ...