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New Government in Austin TX

Sam06
A Homeless community has elected a governing body to manage their homeless camp.



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AUSTIN, Texas - The homeless community at a state-sanctioned campground in East Austin is organizing into their own town. 

So far, they've selected seven members to help bring in donations and put together community events.

The once mostly empty lot off U.S. 183 and Montopolis in East Austin has become home to more than 100 people without another place to go.

“We give everybody a chance. We don't judge your past history or nothing like that. We give everybody a chance,” said Cori Roberts, the secretary of the committee.  

Once referred to as “Camp Abbott” because the governor opened the state-owned land to the homeless population, people there are now calling it something else. 

“It's called ‘Camp R.A.T.T.’ Responsible Adult Transition Town. For the homeless, run by the homeless,” Roberts said. 

Like every town, Camp R.A.T.T. now has its own list of leaders. 

“Well, we have donation and volunteer recruiters, we have maintenance and general labor recruiters, we have the web designer, and the media outreach, we have security, and then we have the treasurer/donation organizer,” said Roberts.  

Roberts schedules town meetings each week. The seven-person committee, nominated by those at the camp, has held two of them so far. 

“It's important because we actually have a voice, we actually have a hand that we are actually putting forth to make our lives a little bit better,” said LaShawn Ramsey, web designer for the committee.


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  • spasmcreeksrun
    and nobody mentions WORK TO EARN A LIVING    ??????????
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  • SCOUT5
    Folks, even if we don't agree with the situation, at least they recognize they have to take some responsibility for themselves.
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  • spasmcreeksrun
    yepper they are improving their situation as long as outsiders pay for it.........anybody here wanna  donate ?????
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  • chiefr
    DEMOCRATs:  Nothing more to add.
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  • DirtyDawg
    If you have weeds in your garden.  Do you water them, or apply pesticide?
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  • Warbirds

    Representation.


    Now how about a dose of Taxation.

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  • Rocky Raab
    A web designer? The homeless and destitute have web pages? That puts a new meaning to "items in your cart."
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  • serf
    This is a Blue Socialist Democrat movement to organized votes,major metropolitan areas in Texas are turning blue while in rural areas the red baby boomers are dying off. It will be just like Virginia soon here in Texas. They will have the majority and there is no Electoral College to even out how elections result are tallied. Wake Up!

                                                      serf

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  • shilowar
    yepper they are improving their situation as long as outsiders pay for it.........anybody here wanna  donate ?????
    on someone else's land don't ya know...serf said:
    This is a Blue Socialist Democrat movement to organized votes,major metropolitan areas in Texas are turning blue while in rural areas the red baby boomers are dying off. It will be just like Virginia soon here in Texas. They will have the majority and there is no Electoral College to even out how elections result are tallied. Wake Up!

                                                      serf

    It will be like Virginia everywhere in the US soon....they are a cancer on liberty
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