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As one housing reform works in Texas, another in Colorado hits a budgetary hitch

What happens to the push for more housing when the budget dries up?

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Halina Bennet
Aug 26, 2026
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The Texas State Capitol in downtown Austin. (Photo by Duy Do via Getty Images)

A bill Texas passed last year is already proving its effectiveness at changing outcomes on the ground, according to the Texas Tribune. House Bill 24 took the wind out of the sails of a Jim Crow-era state law that had previously allowed neighboring property owners who collected…

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