Austin relocates over 100 homeless people from dangerous camps ahead of holidays [Video]

AUSTIN, Texas — City leaders continue to address homelessness in Austin amid ongoing safety concerns.

The Homeless Strategy Office announced Thursday that it relocated more than 100 people into shelters ahead of the holidays.

However, advocates estimate there are still about 6,000 people living on the streets of Austin.

How does Austin decide what camps to clean up?

Austin Homeless Strategy Officer David Gray said city leaders score the encampments every week to see where the greatest need is.

“We go into the most dangerous encampments … and work with folks in the encampment to move all of them to shelters and the same time,” Gray said. “Those two rose to the top of that scoring.”

Gray said the people in those encampments were taken to the Bridge shelters and Marshalling Yard, which Austin now plans to keep opening until at least September. According …