Texas Implements New Laws: Suburban Resistance, Vehicle Impoundments, and Family Law Changes

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Texas suburbs are pushing back against a new state law aimed at increasing housing density by imposing stricter local rules on apartment developments, leading to a clash between state efforts to boost housing and local communities' desire to maintain their character and control over development.
Topics:nation#apartment-development#housing-affordability#local-government#local-regulations#suburban-resistance#texas-housing-law
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