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City says encampment under US‑59 was decommissioned and residents offered services
Summary
Rebecca Williams said city departments, the Coalition for the Homeless, TxDOT and the Harris Center decommissioned a homeless encampment under US‑59 at Nance and Rothwell, offering beds and links to food and health services as part of a mayoral homeless initiative.
Rebecca Williams described a recent interagency effort to clear a homeless encampment located under U.S. 59 at Nance and Rothwell Streets.
According to Williams, the City of Houston worked with city departments, the Coalition for the Homeless, TxDOT and the Harris Center to decommission the encampment. Unhoused persons were offered beds and connections to food and health services as part of the administration’s homeless initiative. Williams framed the action as an ongoing effort to save lives.
The on‑air segment did not include a detailed count of the people affected, information about where individuals accepted housing or services were placed, or statements from the Coalition for the Homeless or TxDOT. No enforcement authority, court order, or funding breakdown was cited during the segment.
