Amid housing affordability crisis, Texas House votes to take some power from NIMBYs
Texas lawmakers have sought to make it easier to build more homes — and harder for neighbors to block projects. Full Story
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Texas lawmakers have sought to make it easier to build more homes — and harder for neighbors to block projects. Full Story
Legislators in the House and Senate have reached an agreement on more property tax relief. But some critics worry the cuts aren’t sustainable forever. Full Story
The government spent years probing allegations that a Dallas HOA created rules to kick poor Black people out and that Texas discriminated against minority residents in Houston after Hurricane Harvey, only to suddenly reverse course under Trump. Full Story
Lawmakers, who are preempting locals on lot sizes in new subdivisions, have been eyeing ways to allow more homes to be built as the state faces a shortage. Full Story
The proposal is part of a push by Republican legislators aimed at helping property owners deal with squatters. Full Story
House and Senate lawmakers plan to spend at least $6 billion on property tax cuts, but haven't yet agreed on how much relief should go to homeowners over businesses. Full Story
Officials said the state’s higher cost of living means less state sales tax revenue, which makes up more than half of the state budget. Full Story
Supporters hope easing zoning rules will entice landlords to renovate and ease the state’s housing crisis. Full Story
The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000. The legislation must win approval from the House next. Full Story
Local officials, school advocates and tax policy experts said such a proposal could have dire impacts on basic services. Full Story
Turner served in the Texas House from 2013-2017. Full Story
Gov. Greg Abbott said cutting taxes is a top priority, however, state lawmakers don’t have as much money to plug into tax cuts as they did two years ago. Full Story
Despite its history as a “frontier state,” Texans largely live in metropolitan areas that are seeing exponential growth. Full Story
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development confirmed its finding that Texas unfairly favored white residents in rural areas when it distributed $1 billion in Harvey aid in 2021. Full Story
Picked to lead the housing agency under Trump, the former Texas House member tells senators there is a housing crisis. Democrats say they want to act only after a background check. Full Story
A likely fight over how much power to take away from local governments may dominate the debate. Full Story
After the court eviction diversion initiative started, default evictions favoring landlords dropped 44%. Full Story
The Tribune’s data journalists helped visualize everything from voter participation and extreme weather to gaps in the state’s border wall. Here are some of the highlights. Full Story
The former state senator spoke with the Texas Tribune’s editor-in-chief about his relationship with state lawmakers and the city’s recent efforts to curb housing costs. Full Story
Former state Rep. Scott Turner’s nomination to lead the agency may offer a glimpse of what could be cut from San Antonio’s housing ecosystem. Full Story