Local foundation raises more than $30K to help house homeless
A Facebook fundraiser for The Other Ones Foundation has raised over $30,000 to help house Austin's homeless population after Proposition B passed.
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A Facebook fundraiser for The Other Ones Foundation has raised over $30,000 to help house Austin's homeless population after Proposition B passed.
KUT Residents have begun constructing single-person shelters at Esperanza Community, a state-sanctioned camp for Austinites experiencing homelessness. As an excavator peeled apart a decades-old garage housing folks at a state-sanctioned camp in Southeast Austin, new construction was ramping up across the 5-acre lot. The TxDOT site, known as the Esperanza Community, has served as a home for people living outdoors since late 2019. A few of the roughly 170 residents used the garages for shelter. This week, neighbors have been working with TxDOT crews — and getting paid — to build 10-by-...
Statewide death count in aftermath of winter storm could take weeks The Travis County medical examiner's office received 86 cases last week, 22 coming from nearby counties. AUSTIN, Texas - Last week severe winter weather devastated Texas. Still, it remains unclear just how many human lives the storms claimed. Disaster epidemiologists with the Texas Department of State Health Services are working to determine a statewide death count. They are compiling information from medical examiners, physicians, and Justices of the Peace. They will also look at media reports to find deaths that were not ...