Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against an Austin homeless center over Thanksgiving, saying the facility was “a hub for drug activity and criminal activity, including public urination, defecation, and violence.” He claimed that it was.
Paxton will prevent the Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center, located across the street from the elementary school, from “continuing to operate as a general nuisance under the Civil Practices and Remedies Act and as a public nuisance under common law.” They are seeking a court injunction. ”
According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, there will be 653,104 homeless people nationwide in 2023, a number that has steadily increased since 2018.
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Homeless encampment has become a toxic political issue in some cities, such as San Francisco and Los Angeles, and is one of the factors causing a backlash against progressive policymaking, and in major metropolitan areas, Donald Trump Support for has increased significantly.
In a lawsuit filed Nov. 26, the Texas Attorney General’s Office says the Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center “has become a ‘magnet’ for the homeless community, which is committing rampant crime in the area.” ” he said.
Specifically, “Homeless guests in Sunrise break into residents’ homes. They threaten residents with machetes. They routinely urinate and defecate in the street. He masturbates. He wakes up the residents with high-pitched sounds.” A scream goes up in the night. ”
The court’s response continued: “Sunrise’s corruption is compounded by the fact that it operates just meters away from elementary schools. The conduct encouraged by Sunrise’s operations leaves elementary school students and staff in fear. “It has been done,” he said.
“A 4-year-old elementary school student and staff have witnessed homeless people walking around naked, committing fornication, relieving themselves in public, and openly using drugs.”
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Paxton’s office claimed that Sunrise Center is “enabling and facilitating” crime in the area.
According to court documents, the center “allows syringe dealers to visit the facility weekly and provide needles to inject drugs into the homeless. “We’re allowing this drug to be used in the United States, and we’re allowing the homeless to use it.” They remain in and around their communities, even if they are in a precarious state. ”
He also said the Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center has been awarded “over $1 million in homeless services” by the Austin City Council.
“This group threatens the health and safety of students and disrupts the daily lives of all neighborhood residents by operating a taxpayer-funded distribution of drug paraphernalia next to an elementary school,” Paxton said in a statement. It is unjustly aggravating. We will shut down this illegal activity.” Please stop causing trouble. ”
Newsweek reached out to the Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center via email Thursday for comment.
On its official website, the center says, “By providing innovative, trauma-informed, person-centered programs that engage communities and lead system-wide change, we aim to improve the homeless population through low-barrier access to comprehensive services. “We’re providing a path to housing for people with conditions.”
On November 5, London Breed was defeated in the San Francisco mayoral race by Levi Strauss’ successor Daniel Lurie, who pledged a law-and-order crackdown.
California Governor Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles suburb of Norwalk after the city banned homeless shelters on November 4.
Strict new Florida laws went into effect on October 1st, banning homeless people from sleeping on sidewalks, parks and other public spaces in the state.
