05-05-2025 23:43 via kxan.com

$100M: Austin mayor responds to skepticism about homelessness spending

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- There are several numbers floating around about how much the city of Austin may need to spend on homelessness: From the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition's estimate that $350 million is needed to build out Austin-Travis County's homelessness response system in the next 10 years, to an even more recent estimate from Austin's Homeless Strategy Office that the city is roughly $100 million short next fiscal year to respond to homelessness the way it hopes to.Austin Mayor Kirk
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