The state capital of Texas is not immune to the growing numbers of homeless in cities around the country.
"For the first time in five years, Austin has seen an increase in its homeless population," according to a news report on KVUE. The statistics come from a report release on Wednesday by the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO).
Austin had been resistant to the growing number of homeless people in other cities around the country, actually seeing a decrease in the numbers of homeless from 2012 through 2015. The article includes some caveats about the difficulties in producing accurate homeless counts—a problem that extends well beyond Austin.
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