According to the Housing Reports conducted by the Texas Comptroller’s Office, one of the leading causes of the housing affordability crisis is a matter of supply. Zoning regulations in many major metropolitan areas
have created an artificial scarcity of houses, which in turn drives up the costs of housing. With this in mind, in order to solve the housing affordability crisis without pouring billions of dollars into subsidized housing, unnecessary zoning restrictions must be removed. Eliminating these restrictions will create opportunities for developers to respond to the real demand of consumers. SB 854 is one of a series of bills filed in the 89th legislative session aimed at prohibiting municipalities from
adopting zoning regulations that would throttle the development of housing. Specifically, SB 854 would prohibit cities from adopting ordinances that would prohibit the development of housing on religious land.
K-12 Education
The Importance of Chronological History Instruction with Spiraled Themes and Integration Explained through the Enlightenment
History is the story of all of us, and our story is most effectively taught as a coherent story that unfolds across time. History and social studies classes seem to be only about stuffy dates and times that are dusted off every year for a once-over and then put back on the shelf, never to...
August 26, 2025