There have been several articles about the proposed statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the City of Austin. While many of the details are still in their nascent stages, most people involved with this project agree that the statue would be privately financed and ideally in a public space such as Zilker Park.
Read the Austin American-Statesman’s editorial, published in the July 6, 2010 edition, entitled “Give Gandhi a space at Austin’s Zilker Park” here
Similarly, read the original news story in the July 4, 2010 edition of the Statesman here