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Texas Lawmakers Tackle Housing Affordability | Texas News
Texas lawmakers are diving back into housing reform as soaring home prices and a massive shortage of units threaten affordability across the state. Since 2019, median home prices have jumped 40%, and the state is estimated to be short over 300,000 homes. A key law, HB 24, made it harder to block new developments by raising petition thresholds and lowering override votes—already helping speed up projects and lowering rents in Austin, especially for low-income renters. With the legislature out of session, lawmakers are brainstorming next steps like adjusting development fees, streamlining…
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