Editor\u2019s Note: The above video is KXAN\u2019s previous coverage on Oct. 21, 2025.<\/p>\n
AUSTIN (KXAN) \u2014 After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the state would lean on the city of Austin to shelter people<\/a> as the state continues homeless encampment sweeps in the capital city, Austin leaders say the state has only referred one person to city shelters.<\/p>\n During an early voting news conference Friday, Abbott fielded several questions from news outlets about\u00a0sending state resources into Austin to clear homeless encampments<\/a>.<\/p>\n One question KXAN has been asking the governor\u2019s office: When the state comes to clear out homeless encampments, where are people being relocated?<\/p>\n During that news conference, the governor said the state will \u201cdefer to Austin for the locations that they want to send them\u201d but also said the state has prepared \u201cdifferent locations in the event that Austin is unable to provide them.\u201d Abbott did not specify where those backup locations were.<\/p>\n \u201cAs you all probably know and maybe you\u2019ve reported, the city of Austin is stepping up to help address the locations and we will defer to them as long as the homeless are being removed from the encampments,\u201d Abbott said. We\u00a0have reported that<\/a>\u00a0the city of Austin offered to help Texas shelter people during encampment sweeps, as well as provide city resources.<\/p>\n