> The Texas House gave preliminary approval to Senate Bill 840, which aims to allow apartments and mixed-use developments to be built in certain cities along retail and commercial corridors and in places that now only allow office buildings. The bill by state Sen. Bryan Hughes, a Mineola Republican, would let owners of those properties build homes on that land without having to get it rezoned — a process housing advocates and developers note is costly, lengthy and ultimately drives up the final cost of a home.
This is one of the governor’s priority bills so it’s all but finalized now. A great bipartisan YIMBY win!
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Should I be optimistic about YIMBYism in Texas? Doesn’t it just help fascists at this point?
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> The Texas House gave preliminary approval to Senate Bill 840, which aims to allow apartments and mixed-use developments to be built in certain cities along retail and commercial corridors and in places that now only allow office buildings. The bill by state Sen. Bryan Hughes, a Mineola Republican, would let owners of those properties build homes on that land without having to get it rezoned — a process housing advocates and developers note is costly, lengthy and ultimately drives up the final cost of a home.
This is one of the governor’s priority bills so it’s all but finalized now. A great bipartisan YIMBY win!
Common Red State Housing W
Should I be optimistic about YIMBYism in Texas? Doesn’t it just help fascists at this point?
Good policy is good policy.