WHAT ELSE WE'RE EXPECTING THIS
WEEKEND... FIRST AT 6 -- WHO
DECIDES.. WHO CAN GIVE RIDES?
A NEW TUG OF WAR FOR CONTROL..
BETWEEN THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND
THE STATE OF TEXAS. THIS ONE
-- TO SEE WHO GETS TO REGULATE
"TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
COMPANIES" -- ALL THOSE APPS
WITH "VEHICLES FOR HIRE".
KXAN'S KYLIE MCGIVERN LOOKS AT
THE STRUGGLE.. AND HOW IT
COULD IMPACT RIDERS AND
DRIVERS. "MOBILITY AND
TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY ARE
STATE ISSUES. AND I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR THE STATE TO
TAKE ACTION WHEN THOSE ISSUES
ARE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY
LOCAL ORDINANCES."SENATOR
CHARLES SCHWERTNER, OF
GEORGETOWN, FILED THE BILL
CALLING FOR CONSISTENT
REGULATIONS FOR RIDE-HAILING
COMPANIES LAST NOVEMBER. IT
DOES NOT REQUIRE THE LEVEL OF
BACKGROUND CHECKING THAT
AUSTIN INSTALLED AFTER LAST
YEAR'S PROP 1 ELECTION.KM: "DO
YOU THINK THAT THIS CITY IS
SAFER NOW THAN IT WAS BEFORE
PROP 1?" MAYOR: "I DO." TODAY
AT A GATHERING OF MAYORS FROM
ACROSS THE STATE, MAYOR STEVE
ADLER SAID AUSTIN'S NEW RULES
CREATED MORE COMPETITION.
THERE ARE 8 COMPANIES
OPERATING NOW - RATHER THAN
JUST UBER AND LYFT.MAYOR: "IF
YOU LOOK AT THE VARIOUS
MARKETS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS,
IT'S PRETTY APPARENT WHICH ONE
IS THE OPEN MARKET WHICH IS
THE ONE THAT HAS HAD THE MOST
COMPANIES THAT HAVE COME IN."
BUT WE'VE CONFIRMED - EVEN
WITH MORE COMPANIES, THERE ARE
FEWER DRIVERS THAN BEFORE PROP
1.KYLE HOSKINS, ONE OF THOSE
FORMER DRIVERS - SAYS IT'S NOT
SAFER."INCREASED WAIT TIMES AT
2AM, PEOPLE ARE STANDING OUT
ON THE STREET. THAT'S NOT GOOD
FOR ANYBODY. THAT INCREASES
YOUR CHANCE OF ASSAULT AND
EVERYTHING WE TRIED TO
PREVENT." STILL - SAN
ANTONIO'S MAYOR ECHOED ADLER'S
THOUGHT THAT ONE SIZE --
UNIFORM REGULATIONS STATEWIDE
-- MAY NOT FIT ALL. "WE HAVE A
SYSTEM THAT WORKS FOR US. WHAT
WORKS FOR US MAY NOT WORK IN
AUSTIN OR HOUSTON OR DENTON OR
ANY OTHER CITY." KYLIE
MCGIVERN, KXAN NEWS. THE
LEGISLATURE IS EXPECTED TO
TAKE UP THE BILL NEXT MONTH.
IF PASSED, IT WILL REQUIRE
NATIONAL BACKGROUND CHECKS,
BUT NOT FINGERPRINTING. IT
WOULD ALSO GIVE PASSENGERS THE
ABILILTY TO USE A SINGLE
COMPANY ACROSS CITY LINES.
RUSHING: "IN THEIR MIND,
THEY'RE GETTING A CHEAP RIDE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME YOU DON'T
KNOW WHO YOU'RE GETTING IN THE
CAR WITH." TONIGHT, KXAN GOES
UNDERCOVER -- TO DISCOVER
ILLEGAL DRIVERS PICKING YOU UP
IN AUSTIN.AND REVEAL THE
DANGEROUS DETAILS WITH YOUR
LEADERS.KM: "ASSAULT,
STALKING, MULTIPLE DWIS, SEX
OFFENDER...THESE WERE JUST A
FEW OF THE CHARGES. WHAT DO
YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THAT?"
KITCHEN: "WELL THAT'S, THAT'S
UNACCEPTABLE OF COURSE...
WHAT'S BEING DONE TO PROTECT
YOU ON YOUR NEXT RIDE?A KXAN
"HIDDEN CAMERA" INVESTIGATION,
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