Marshalling Yard homeless shelter may stay open indefinitely

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The city of Austin's emergency homeless shelter at the Marshalling Yard -- a warehouse-like building near the airport originally intended to serve as extra space for the Convention Center -- may stay open until the city can figure out an alternative space, according to Austin Mayor Kirk Watson.A resolution on next week's city council agenda directs City Manager T.C. Broadnax to "identify funding to keep the Marshalling Yard Emergency Shelter (Marshalling Yard) open to serve