Texas Housing Bill—Not Perfect, But Progress. And an Example for North Dakota
Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the housing affordability crisis. Now the Lone Star State is trying something surprisingly modest to fix it: letting people build smaller homes. Senate Bill 15 would require cities to allow residential lots as small as 3,000 square feet and cap parking requirements at just one space per home. That might not sound revolutionary, but in a state where 7,000-square-foot lots and mandatory garages are the norm, it’s actually a quiet revolution. After decades of zoning codes that made starter homes nearly impossible to build legally, Texas lawmakers are finally asking whether bigger really needs to be better when it comes to where people live. Get the update on all the little changes Texas is making to bring down housing prices from Strong Towns.
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