AUSTIN, Texas, A homeless man has filed a civil suit against the City of Austin and Mayor Kirk Watson, claiming he was kicked out of a nursing home while trying to spend time with his dying brother. The lawsuit centers on an encounter the plaintiff says unfolded on Nov. 11, 2024, when multiple Austin Police Department officers escorted him out during visiting hours. He says his brother was later moved to another facility and died on Dec. 30, 2024.
What the lawsuit says
Mark Thomas Cave told CBS Austin he had been feeding and caring for his brother at the facility every day for 23 days when six APD officers ordered him to leave. “I was expelled from the building,” Cave said. The lawsuit alleges the removal was driven by discrimination because he is…..