Editor’s note: The video above is from a previous story from July 6, 2026.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Austin spent more than $700,000 in less than a month managing homeless encampments earlier this year. Most of that money went to staff salaries and contractors.
Between May 11 and June 5, the department spent $719,361 on the Homeless Encampment Management initiative, according to a presentation the Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations department gave at a city public health committee meeting on Sept. 2…