Ex Parte Gary Bowens

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-18-00853-CR Ex parte Gary Bowens FROM THE AUSTIN MUNICIPAL COURT NO. 8720248, HONORABLE MITCHELL SOLOMON, JUDGE PRESIDING OPINION Appellant Gary Bowens, who has been charged with violating the City of Austin’s prohibition against camping in public areas, see Austin, Tex., Austin City Code, tit. 9, art. 2, § 9-4-11 (2018), has filed a notice of appeal from the Austin Municipal Court’s order denying his pretrial application for writ of habeas corpus, which challenged the constitutionality of the City’s ordinance. The State has filed a…