In most Texas counties, anyone feeding a stray for three days or more is legally responsible for that animal. I question the morals and the logic of leaving a domestic animal to the vagaries of an unprotected and unrestricted outdoor life. Free-roaming cats spread disease and parasites to people's pets. They pass toxoplasmosis to pregnant women and their unborn children. The time has come to put cat owners under the same burden of the law as dog owners and stop animal trespassing.
New policy needs to be set regarding the feral cat population.
The Legislature should consider laws to encourage more responsible pet ownership in the rural areas, and our cities need to adopt stricter rules for pet owners. You may want to update yourself on current research on the feral issue , and consider how to respond to these efforts to trap and kill feral cats in Austin.