Save Austin … someday

The Save Austin Now Political Action Committee has filed a “motion to expedite ruling” this week, in an attempt to speed up its lawsuit against the city for what they say is a refusal to enforce the camping ban. In the May 2021 election, 58 percent of voters approved the ban, resulting in its reinstatement. However, in August 2021, the PAC filed a suit about the perceived lack of enforcement, which was dismissed in November 2022. In August 2023, Save Austin Now appealed that decision to the 3rd Court of Appeals, which has yet to issue a ruling. “This case has been ready for the Court of Appeals to decide for nearly 8 months, so today we filed a motion asking the court to render its decision soon,” Michael Lovins of the Lovins Law Firm, lead attorney for the Save Austin Now Prop B lawsuit, said in a statement to the press. “Regardless of the decision, we expect this case to go to the Texas Supreme Court. We are eager to get to the merits of this case and have the voters’ will enforced.”