When, how does Austin trigger cold weather shelter operations?

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the City of Austin used to rely heavily on its faith-based community partners in the event of inclement winter weather, said Dianna Grey, the city's homeless strategy officer.Once the pandemic hit, these faith-based centers, which tend to have a higher concentration of older volunteers, Grey said, began declining hosting requests, citing concerns for the health and wellbeing of their volunteers. With Austin-Travis County currently under St