Statue honoring eccentric Austin icon Leslie Cochran a step closer to reality, still needs funding

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A bench downtown could soon pay tribute to the beloved homeless, cross-dressing Austinite Leslie Cochran, who died in 2012.
He was an Austin fixture for more than two decades. For years, he patrolled the area of Congress Avenue and Sixth Street, often pushing an oversized cart containing his belongings and adorned with hand-crafted signs and slogans.
He bounced around the country for several years before settling in Austin, where he became known simply as “L