Collin County cities are banning public camping — but there’s no emergency shelter

Another city in Collin County has banned camping and sleeping in public places, despite not offering any emergency housing for people experiencing homelessness there.

The McKinney city council passed a law banning public camping in October. The Allen city council voted unanimously to pass a similar ordinance earlier this month.

Texas already has a state law that banned public camping in 2021 but Allen Police Chief Steve Dye, who proposed the ordinance, told the city council at a recent meeting the state law doesn’t go far enough…

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