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crews to come and remove the tents from the area underneath the overpass as the state steps in. frustration in the city is mounting. >> i think our city council and mayor are a bunch of idiots. >> they need to help themselves. >> we're spending money to deal with it but it's not affecting the problem. >> it is a problem. a closer look at it. homelessness in austin is up 5% from last year. the governor here warned city leaders to straighten things out. now he is stepping in and said he won't allow austin to turn into san francisco or the likes of l.a. crews will clear away homeless encampments under overpasses across town. there are plenty of them. one man who has been living under the same overpass for three years told me he has seen the city tried this tactic
their vehicles from other businesses who are being accosted and attacked by people in the parking lot, and it's just really created a really hostile environment that has been created by the city council and the mayor of our city. jedediah: austin is such a beautiful city, this is so sad to see. homelessness in austin, texas, right now, 1,037 unsheltered persons in the city of austin, and i would ask you, where is the mayor? why is he not doing anything about this in. >> it's really sad. you know, our property crime has actually increased. and i don't know if people know this, but the property crime in austin is actually higher than the national average. you know, the city of austin used to be called, it's the live music capital of the world. instead now it's being called the homeless capital of the central part of the united states. jedediah: the department of transportation being called in, as we know, by governor abbott. what role do you think they're going to be able to play here? >> i tell you, the business