Camping in public without a permit has been banned in San Antonio since 2005. The Supreme Court is considering the legality of such bans.
Maria Torres lived in encampments in and around downtown San Antonio for five years, where she said she felt safer than in local shelters operated by nonprofits.
If the court sides with the City of Grants Pass — which imposed ordinances that ban using blankets, pillows or cardboard boxes while sleeping in public — existing laws in San Antonio and Texas won’t likely be affected. There has been some bipartisan support among lawmakers across the nation for maintaining ordinances that criminalize camping or sleeping in public, citing the need for policies that provide opportunities as well as penalize certain behaviors when it comes to mitigating homelessness.
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