APD responds to growing homeless complaints beyond downtown

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Concerns appear to be growing about the homeless population beyond downtown. Viewer tips have led KXAN to sprawling camps close to homes in several south Austin areas. Thursday, those tips brought KXAN to the area of Manchaca and Ben White, where complaints have been rolling in for more than a year.
“The numbers of homeless has grown in this Southwood neighborhood,” Maria Solis told KXAN, who has called the neighborhood home for more than 20 years. She