Curbing crimes at Texas hotels and motels

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Hotels and motels can be inviting settings for criminals. Investigators say these types of locations are often hotbeds for theft and illegal drug activity.
"Ever since COVID, hotels are not cleaning rooms every day unless you request it," said Mike Gomez with the Texas Municipal Police Association."So you could basically be there for 3 or four days and never be seen by anybody." APD responds to homicide on Springdale Road in east AustinThat's why, he says, people involved in dru