FOX 7 Discussion: Nonprofit group to take over state-run homeless camp
FOX 7 Discussion: Nonprofit group to take over state-run homeless camp
A shelter is making its way to the land the Texas Governor provided for homeless people, but there are concerns from the homeless that already live there. ATX Helps leader and Austin Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Mike Rollins joins Marcel Clarke in the FOX 7 Austin studio to talk about the deal in more detail.
AUSTIN, Texas - On Thursday, TxDOT approved lease negotiations with ATX Helps, a coalition between the Downtown Austin Alliance and the Chamber of Commerce.
The state will lease out Camp R.A.T.T. for $1 a month to the group, and they will build a 300-bed shelter on the site.
ATX Helps leader and Austin Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Mike Rollins joins Marcel Clarke in the FOX 7 Austin studio to talk about the deal in more detail.