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New Austin program connects 35 to shelter, removes 303 tons of debris from homeless camps
By KEYE at CBS Austin (KEYE) - Local News
· July 6, 2026
· 1 min read
The city's new homeless encampment management initiative connected dozens of people to shelter and services while removing hundreds of tons of debris from encam
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Category: parks ·
Published: July 6, 2026 ·
Source: CBS Austin (KEYE) - Local News ·
Reading time: 1 min
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