Cities and counties oppose using “possession, occupation, and enjoyment” because it would lead courts to stop the practices that the cities and counties want to continue: using eminent domain to take property from one property owner and give it to another to enhance local government tax revenue.
Local Government
Zoning Promised Order, But Delivered Scarcity.
Texas adopted Hoover’s blueprint a century ago. Today, the bill is due in higher prices and lost liberty. Progressive-era policy rears its head in Texas housing. A century after Herbet Hoover put housing under government management, innovation has faltered, consumer choice has dwindled, and costs have exploded. Popular sentiment casts Herbert Hoover as a do-nothing,...
December 16, 2025