On Tuesday, the Save Austin Now group announced that they collected more than 30,000 petition signatures in an effort to reverse the campgrounds on public roads.
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In February 2020, Save Austin Now began a petition to put an item on the November ballot to ban camping on the streets of Austin, however, it was unsuccessful.
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Since the Austin Council measure passed, Abbott has sued Mayor Steve Adler. He even blamed the mayor for the increase in violence in the city center.
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“If Austin doesn’t reinstate the homeless camping ban, the state will do it for them. Contrary to what Austin leaders think, no one has the right to urinate and defecate wherever they want. The lack of housing promoted by Austin has also endangered public safety, ”the president posted on his Twitter account.
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