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Texas Legislature 2021

Statewide ban on homeless encampments approved by Texas Senate

The vote comes only weeks after Austin residents voted to reinstate a local public camping ban — two years after it was lifted.

A homeless Austinite wears extra blankets to protect against the cold as an unprecedented winter storm grips much of Texas on Feb. 13, 2021.

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