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People of Austin, TX, what’s the situation with the street camping? Is Prop B going to pass? Thinking about a move but would never live in another city where filth and dangerously unstable people are allowed to run unchecked after seeing the devastation in SF and Venice, CA.

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Tuur Demeester

@TuurDemeester

May 7, 2021

It passed. Also this:

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Austin Statesman

@statesman

· May 6, 2021

Filed in response to Austin's homeless camping debate, the Texas House voted today to make it a crime to camp in public areas across the state. Votes were split largely along party lines atxne.ws/33jskEP

Jesse Powell

@jespow

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Great moves. Waiting to see about enforcement now.

12:53 AM · May 7, 2021Twitter for iPhone

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It’s crazy in California. The amount of homeless camps fires are around 2-3 a day here. Plus the sheer size of some of the camps the police don’t even intervene

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Yes.

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In a moment of self reflection and curiosity, is the move of Californians to Texas going to bring about the exact same problems as they are also bringing their same voting mindset?

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Someone throw shit at you in SF?

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How's the John Doe summons going?

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Well that’s a thoughtful, cost-effective solution. Just throw them all in jail and have the taxpayers foot the bill to keep them in there 24 x 7 forever.