# Former Austin Mayor Steve Adler reflects on the capital city's explosive growth, homelessness and threats to democracy

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Podcast: [Texas Matters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-matters-537140)
Published: 2026-07-31T17:48:52+00:00
Episode link: https://www.tpr.org/podcast/texas-matters/2026-07-31/former-austin-mayor-steve-adler-reflects-on-the-capital-citys-explosive-growth-homelessness-and-threats-to-democracy
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## Resource

During his time as mayor of Austin from 2015 through 2023, the capital city grew by 20%, saw homelessness become a crisis and faced off against a Republican state government that threatened to take over the city. In Adler's new book, "Hot Seat — Hot City," he reflects on his days at city hall and warns about coming threats to democracy in Texas.

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