State Lawmaker Files Bill to Rename Austin Overpass ‘Steve Adler Public Restroom’

[Elderberry]

Texas Scorecard by Iris Poole March 1, 2021

“A city that lives without historical awareness is destined to repeat its mistakes, and by renaming this highway, the people of Austin will always remember the legacy of failed liberal policies.”

One state representative wants Austinites to always remember the legacy of their mayor’s failed liberal policies.

This week, State Rep. Bryan Slaton (R–Royse City) filed House Bill 2471 to rename Interstate 35 in Austin—affectionately referred to as “Tent City”—the Steve Adler Public Restroom Highway.

Slaton’s proposal comes amid the hotly contentious homelessness issue in Austin. 2019 saw the Austin City Council, which is made up exclusively of Democrats, make it legal for homeless individuals to live in nearly every public area of Austin, a decision that unleashed an outraged firestorm of health and safety issues.

The proliferation of new tent cities throughout Austin, an increase in its homeless population, an unforgiving public environment, and an increase in violent crime has caused even Mayor Adler to publicly admit, “What we’re doing isn’t working.”

More: https://texasscorecard.com/austin/state-lawmaker-files-bill-to-rename-austin-overpass-steve-adler-public-restroom/

[PeteS in CA]

Could I vote in favor of the bill?

What Austin may learn is that while getting the homeless to come was easy, getting them to move elsewhere - the mental cases, chemically dependent, and those who want to live the bum lifestyle aren't going to reintegrate into ordinary self-supporting society - will be much more difficult.