And while California offers a cautionary tale of bad housing policy, its growing YIMBY movement is charting a different course. In recent years, a motley coalition has emerged demanding more housing.
Texas still has time to avoid the mistakes of its archrival. But this legislative session showed that its lawmakers could benefit from a dollop of YIMBYism. Remember the Alamo, sure, but also remember basic economics: Government restrictions on supply lead to increased prices. Duncan Hosie is a writer and lawyer based in California. He wrote this column for The Dallas Morning News.
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