Why homelessness is worse in California than Texas

Today, the Lone Star state counts 90 homeless people per every 100,000 residents. In California, the problem is almost five times as bad.

Full text and links: https://reason.com/video/2023/04/18/why-homelessness-is-worse-in-california-than-in-texas/

Produced by Liz Wolfe and Zach Weissmueller.

Camera by Andrew Miller. Sound design by Ian Keyser. Graphics by Isaac Reese.

Music Credits: “Inborn” by Piotr Hummel via Artlist; “Crossing the High Desert” by Lance Conrad via Artlist; “Kill or Be Killed Showdown” by Lance Conrad via Artlist; “Hope and Heisenberg” by SPEARFISHER via Artlist; “Crystalline” by Leroy Wild via Artlist; “Diamonds” by Livingrooms via Artlist; “Deadman Pass” by The Talbott Brothers via Artlist; “Beer House” by Alex Grohl via Artlist; “Martha” by Swirling Ship via Artlist; “Wanderer” by The Talbott Brothers via Artlist; “Finding My Memories” by Yehezkel Raz via Artlist; “Railroad” by Max H. via Artlist; “Who Goes There” by Falconer via Artlist; “Ross Landing” by David Benedict via Artlist; “Country Roads” by Kick Lee via Artlist; “Grey Shadow” by ANBR via Artlist

Photo Credits: DPST/Newscom; John Marshall Mantel/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; JIM RUYMEN/UPI/Newscom; TERRY SCHMITT/UPI/Newscom; Mike Kane/SanAntonioExpress/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Bob Daemmrich/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Scott Coleman/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Taylor Jones/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; FRANCES M. ROBERTS/Newscom; RICHARD B. LEVINE/Newscom; Mario Cantu/Cal Sport Media/Newscom; Jana Birchum/Polaris/Newscom; Bob Daemmrich/Polaris/Newscom; Curt Teich Postcard Archives / Heritage Images/Newscom; Jamal A. Wilson – Pool via CNP/Newscom; Michael Ho Wai Lee/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Brittany Murray/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Wu Kaixiang / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom; Julie Edwards / Avalon/Newscom; David Crane/ZUMA Press/Newscom; Peter Bennett/Citizen of the Planet/Newscom; Facebook/Haven for Hope; Facebook/Coalition for the Homeless of Houston; Flickr/Eric Garcetti (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0); Flickr/Steve Shook (CC BY 2.0)

00:00 Introduction
1:54 Austin Community First! Village
10:48 San Antonio Haven for Hope
18:48 Houston Housing First