Overview
- The city reported 332 people engaged, 51 connected to shelter, 33 linked to services, five large zones containing 57 sites cleared, more than 275,000 pounds of debris removed, 24 citations issued and 11 arrests in the first week.
- Crews targeted corridors including East Cesar Chavez and East 7th and multiple MoPac underpasses; the city says Week 2 will focus on street-level areas, parks, playgrounds and libraries, with large greenbelts at wildfire risk slated for Week 3.
- The governor’s separate operation, led by DPS with TxDOT, the State Guard and TDCJ, reported 48 encampments removed, more than 3,000 pounds of items cleared, over 125 grams of drugs seized and 24 repeat felony offenders arrested.
- Austin says the state has referred one person to city shelters and that there has been no formal coordination, while Gov. Greg Abbott says the state will defer to city placements and has unspecified backup locations.
- An earlier DPS bicycle patrol arrest of murder suspect Severiano Valdonado at a camp along Lady Bird Lake has been cited in the public safety discussion surrounding the state sweeps.